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San Francisco Earthquake And Fire Of 1906
On April 18, 1906, the citizens of San Francisco got struck with a tremendous earthquake, and a huge fire, towers fell and much of San Francisco was destroyed, as a result, it led to many people’s deaths and made people homeless.
Buildings in damage and millions of dollars lost
About 28,000 buildings destroyed and more than $480,000,000 lost because of the fire and earthquake. “ Louise Herrick Wall observed for miles, his way lay among those who had just lost their homes and had burned, but then from seeing the complete destruction of all their material wealth.” Because of the earthquake and fire, it caused the buildings to be destroyed, which lead to humans not having homes and having to live in camps near the border of San Francisco.Emma

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