the structure of The Great Fire reinforce the central idea because the cause-and-effect structure illustrates the ways the firefighters tried to put out the blaze, and the impact of their actions. Most residents came out to watch the blaze because residents were used to fires and did not think that this one was different from any others. Several key mistakes contributed to the spread of the great fire and stopped it from being put out i.e. Schaffer's assistant refused to correct the signal.
