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meaning of 何台も何台も

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皆さんこんにちは、
文の中で「何台も何台も」どういう意味ですか
文脈は。。。学校に校舎の中で火事になった。

けたたましいサイレンを鳴らして、消防車が、何台も何 台も走っていく.

A piercing siren rang out, Fire Engines, set off.

Is it saying many? Or asking how many?
何… how?
台… counter?

よろしくお願いします
 
Just "many".

Here 何 is just standing in for an unspecified number (台 is indeed the counter for vehicles).
 
No. The point is the structure "interrogative + も". You've learned 誰も, どこも or いつも is not used for questions(except yes-no question), right?
 
誰も anybody/nobody
いつも always/never
どこも anywhere/ nowhere
何台も any number/ no number.

So 何台も何台も in this case would be emphasising any number (many in this case) of fire engines are coming because of the ear-splitting sound.
 
The -te form means "with (their sirens blaring)" in that case, not indicating "reason/cause".
走っていく is not "are coming".
 
Teiku can mean to start towards or begin etc so is it more like..

With their ear piercing sirens ringing, many Fire Engines, proceeded towards the fire.
 
Right. Just one more thing, 何台も何台も, not just 何台も, shows that fire-engines run over again and again.
 
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