Cause and Analysis of Fires Caused As A Result of Earthquake

Abstract

If you look at the history of earthquakes, up to 60% of fires occur after and as a result of earthquakes in developed cities. At present, the potential assessment of losses expected from earthquakes that may occur for large cities has been calculated, and appropriate measures are being developed to reduce the seismic risk in the US, Japan, China and other developed countries, as well as in the Philippine Islands. The most famous earthquake in the history of the United States of America, which occurred in 1989, caused the burning of most of the city of San Francisco. Up to 90% of buildings were damaged after this earthquake due to fires and crude firefighting techniques used to extinguish the fire (Figure 1). The total amount of damage was not less than 60 billion US dollars. No insurance company can cover the indicated loss (damage). Also, the fires caused by the Loma Prieta earthquake in the San Francisco Bay area have complicated the work of firefighting and emergency rescue operations.