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What caused fires to break out so often in major cities in the late 19th century, and why were they so hard to stop?

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Answer: close houses
Explanation: because the houses were so close together so when 1 small spark hit a house it spread very quickly and it was hard to put them out because the firemen didn’t have very good items to put the fire out with
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Some early fire engines with manually operated pumps were horse-drawn, but large groups of strong men moved them around. As buildings grew taller, stronger steam-powered pumps were needed. Those required fewer, but better-trained firefighters to operate. Although the large cities often made response times to be slowed which made the fires difficult to contain in occasions.

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