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From 1603 until 1867, Japanese firefighters fought fires using this very “different” method…
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They would pull down the buildings to smother the fire. They believed that preventing the fire from spreading was more important than saving the structure itself. Only five percent of all recorded fires in Japan during that time resulted in death, so something was working.
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From 1603 until 1867, Japanese firefighters fought fires using this very “different” method…
- They just wouldn’t go to the fire
- They would pull down the buildings to smother the fire
- They would throw blankets onto the fire
- They would use hot water to put out the fire
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