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प्रश्न
What causes fire? Give one example.
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उत्तर
Fire usually occur due to poor wiring and faulty electrical equipment, leakage of cooking gas or a carelessly thrown matchstick. One such incident was the Uphaar cinema hall tragedy in New Delhi on 13 July 1997.
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