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The Talmud answers: It serves to add cases where the fire scorched another’s plowed field and cases in which it singed his stones. Even though the damaged object remains intact and is not consumed by the fire, one is still liable to pay for the damage caused.
§ The Mishnah teaches: The common denominator of the components in all these categories is that it is their typical manner to cause damage. The Talmud asks: In order to add what halakha is this statement cited in the Mishnah? Abaye said: The stating of the common denominator in the Mishnah serves t
The Talmud asks: What are the circumstances in which one would be liable for the damage that was caused? If it is a case where those items cause damage as they are moving through the air propelled by the wind, that is a subcategory of Fire.
Therefore, one could claim: If so, what is different about Fire that defines it as a unique category? It is that another force is involved with it in causing damage, as it is the wind that causes the fire to spread and cause damage; and the entity propelled by the wind is your property, and responsi
Rather, perhaps the common denominator serves to teach the halakha that one is liable when after those objects fall from the roof they come to rest on the ground, and they cause damage as an obstacle on which a person or an animal stumbles. The Mishnah teaches that the one who placed them on the ro