Devastating fires soon broke out in the city and lasted for several
days. More than 3,000 people died. Over 80% of the city of San Francisco
was destroyed. The events are remembered as one of the worst and @st_of_disasters_in_the_United_States_by_death_toll.
The death toll remains the greatest loss of life from a natural
disaster in California's history and high on the lists of American
disasters.
yet they had time to rebuild the CITY OF SAN FRANSISCO PLUS A LAVISH WORLDS FAIR IN 9 YEARS...... THE CITY OF SAN FRAN WAS REBUILD IN 6 YEARS!!
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRO09OIEaHs