Disaster Management (Updated) — Social Science STD 9 — Question

The frightful and disastrous fire which takes place in the forest is known as 'Forest fire'.
Reasons for forest fire are as follows:
→ When there is lightning in the forest the fire is generated.
→ Forest fire takes places due to the live stubs of bidi-cigarettes thrown away by careless smokers and by the burning things left by the tourists and pilgrims or by cowherds in the forests.
→ During autumn season, the accumulated dry leaves and dry grass work as fuel for the fire.
→ Dry air and inflammable fuel is also a reason for the forest fire.
→ The forest fire spreads faster if the atmosphere is warmer, humidity is less and the days are windy.
→ In some trees in the forests. some oily matter oozes out. It is inflammable and so the fire spreads faster.