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URL: <a href='http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-san-francisco-earthquake' at 5:13am, an earthquake struck the San Francisco area. It was an estimated 8.0 on the rictor scale.
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Fires broke out almost immedeatly after the earthquake.
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almost 20,000 refugees trapped by the fire were evacuated.
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by this day most fired were extinguished.