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A first-person account recounts the violent early-morning earthquake and the subsequent conflagrations through close, immediate observations. The narrator describes household damage such as fallen chimneys, shattered furnishings, broken plaster and disrupted utilities, and the panic and improvised responses of family, neighbors, and animals. Walking downtown without transit, he observes ruptured sidewalks, multiple fires, smoke columns, and a growing firestorm that threatens business blocks; he relates attempts to reach and salvage papers and valuables from his office amid sparks and aftershocks. Interspersed notes record local interruptions to water, transport, and buildings, and the gradual realization that the disaster would be extensive.
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