The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although you forgot to include the context of the question, the article, a link to it, and the options to answer it, we can comment based on our knowledge of this topic.
It seems that your report refers to "Swirl of Fire Ends and Hope Runs High." If this is the case, then the question would be "Which of the following best identifies the central idea of the article? The answer would be: "The disaster allowed first responders and civilians to become celebrated heroes as they save the city from complete destruction."
San Francisco Bay is located in the region of the San Andrew fault, a very seismic place in California.
On April 18, 1906, the city of San Franciso was hit with a major earthquake magnitude 7.8. The telluric movement caused so much damage and destruction such as the destruction of gas pipelines in the city and the fire spread quickly. Although firemen immediately acted, historians consider that the earthquake and the fire killed more than 3000 people and the city was practically destroyed.