almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a millon homes were destroyed as a resulf of an earthquake  in Tokyo 1923. The earthquake begana minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking thier midday meals.thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake.
as a resulf , small fires broke out everywhere and quikly spread.the fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open.  it was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst . consequently,over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildins. most of those who died werebnot killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires,which followed. if the earthquake had occurred at night while people were sleeping , far fewer would have died.
1. when did the earthquake start ?
2.what was the main cause of the damage and death of the most ?
3.how many people were killed after the earthquake ?
4.why were the engines prevented from going to help ?
5.was it possible to use fighting equipment ?