WASHINGTON, November 6. /TASS/. The US authorities are bracing for "little fires everywhere" if Republican candidate Donald Trump loses the 2024 presidential vote, The Washington Post reported.

"There is the potential for small flare-ups throughout our state and other states - little fires everywhere," said Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. "Collectively they could become a massive firestorm that is more difficult to contain because the embers have been burning throughout the nation."

The authorities have stepped up security measures to avert an unrest similar to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

The US presidential election is taking place on November 5, with voters also selecting a third of the Senate, the entire House of Representatives, and governors for 11 states and 2 territories.

Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris are vying for the presidency. Trump, who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, is seeking a return to the White House after losing to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Harris has been serving as vice president since January 2021.