A、A violent storm. B、A fierce fire. C、An earthquake. D、A devastating explosion. B由新闻首句可知，澳大利亚的亚鲁普居住区发生了一起火灾事故。

Dozens of homes and businesses in the Australian settlement of Yarloop have been destroyed by a massive bush fire. Firefighters are working to contain the blaze which is threatening other towns south of the state capital Perth. The fire is so violent that it sets great obstacles to the curbing work of the firefighters. John Donnison reports. “This is one of the worst bush fires of the Australian summer so far. Already it’s burnt through around 50 000 hectares fueled by strong gusty winds. The fire ripped directly through the town of Yarloop with a population of around 500 people. It’s thought up to 100 homes and buildings have been flattened with little left standing. Police say a number of people are missing. Citizens are worried about the reconstruction work since this is the biggest disaster ever.”
1. What happened in the Australian settlement of Yarloop?
2. What made the damage even worse?