Fire was responsible for much of the damage and loss of life in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755.

1755年里斯本地震中，火灾对生命和财产造成的损失占很大的比重。

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At 9.30 on the morning of November 1st 1755, All Saints Day, an earthquake struck Lisbon while most of the population was at church.

1755年11月1日9：30，万圣节，当大多数人都聚集在教堂的时候，一场地震袭击了里斯本。

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The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake-Tsunami was a most damaging earthquake in modern European history and it also has been the greatest tsunami ever suffered by Europe.

1755年里斯本大地震—海啸是欧洲近现代历史上最具破坏力的一次地震，也是欧洲迄今为止直接遭遇的最大一次海啸。

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In 1755, a devastating earthquake reduced almost two-thirds of Lisbon to rubble and resulted in the deaths of an estimated 60, 000 people.

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