There was a fire in a branch of the company Midwest Insurance. The fire department quickly arrived at the scene and could extinguish the fire before it spread and burned down the entire premises. The server, however, was destroyed in the fire. The backup tapes kept in another room had melted and many other documents were lost for good. What is an example of the indirect damage caused by this fire?

A.
Melted backup tapes

B.
Burned computer systems

C.
Burned documents

D.
Water damage due to the fire extinguishers

Explanation:
An example of direct damage is theft. Theft has direct consequences on the business. Another example damage caused by the water from fire extinguishers,
Indirect damage is consequential loss that can occur. An example of indirect damage is being unable to meet a contract due to the IT infrastructure being destroyed by fire, or loss of goodwill by unintentional failure to fulfill contractual obligations.