how the earthquakes causes fire?

Earthquakes cause fires when gaslines are ruptured, releasing gas, or power lines brought down, causing arcing and sparks. Wood-burning apparatus can be tipped over. In an earthquake, water mains can also be broken, further compounding the problem because fire-fighters do not have access to water to fight the fires.

 Earthquakes can cause fires by damaging electrical power or gas lines. 

Earthquakes cause fires when gaslines are ruptured, releasing gas, or power lines brought down, causing arcing and sparks. Wood-burning apparatus can be tipped over. In an earthquake, water mains can also be broken, further compounding the problem because fire-fighters do not have access to water to fight the fires.

i'll give you the easiest answer. when an earthquake will strke,then check where is the fire caused by the earthquake.then go to that place and see how and by which reason it has caused . ha ha ha , isn't this a funny answer?????and if this doesn't seem funny to you the you are a really boring person.

i hope you'll laugh.ha ha ha ha ha.....

Debbyryan that not funny at all, that's BAD. you're not supposed to answer like this.

• Earthquakes cause fires when gaslines are ruptured, releasing gas, or power lines brought down, causing arcing and sparks. Wood-burning apparatus can be tipped over. In an earthquake, water mains can
• AnswerPart 2 of 2

  also be broken, further compounding the problem because fire-fighters do not have access to water to fight the fires.