>In thera, it seems to be a daily occurance.

Which is why people don't seem so startled by it.
It's been going on for years. The merchants have
certain wards on their shops so they know they
have little to worry about, the walls of the city
have proven they won't collapse because of fire, etc.
City-dwellers know that a fire is something that,
while it is a problem, will eventually pass and
blindly cling to their faith that the city will endure.