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The great fire of London Wikipedia (1666)

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  • A city just waiting to burn. (evering)

    A city just waiting to burn. (evering)
    Thomas Farinor, king Charles II's Baker, went to bed without properly extinguishing the fire in one of his ovens.

  • Start of fire. (1:00 a. m.)

    Start of fire. (1:00 a. m.)
    From the embers, she lit the straw on the floor of the bakery. The fire quickly engulfed a house in Padding lane.Neighbors tried to put out the fire, but the flames were strong. The fire began to spread.

  • Attempt to help the city authorities. (4:00 a.m.)

    Attempt to help the city authorities. (4:00 a.m.)
    At 4:00, the mayor of London, sir Thomas Bludworth, was awakened. He was advised to destroy neighboring buildings, as this would stop the spread of the fire, but the mayor refused to give the order. He paid dearly for this decision.Since there was no water supply in the city, firefighters of those years (organized groups of local residents) resorted to the destruction of neighboring buildings from burning, in order to prevent the spread of fire.

  • Stopped the flames. (evering)

    Stopped the flames. (evering)
    On September 5, 1666, the great fire of London, which had raged for four days, ended. Immediately after the incident, the "law on the restoration of London" will be passed – and soon it will become clear that, paradoxically, the city has rather benefited from the disaster: first, the houses will be built of stone; second, the fire will save London from the plague forever.However-in these very days, hardly anyone could have thought of such wonderful prospects!..

  • The effects of fire.

    The effects of fire.
    Five-sixths of the city center was destroyed. More than 13,000 houses, 87 churches and 4 bridges, as well as many important buildings such as St. Paul's Cathedral, have disappeared. Surprisingly, however, it is believed that less than ten people died in the fire!

  • Monument in memory of the Great London fire. (London)

    Monument in memory of the Great London fire. (London)
    The monument is located at the intersection of Monument street and fish street hill in the city of London, near the Northern end of London bridge over the Thames. It is believed that 202 feet (61.57 meters) from this place in the bakery of Thomas Farinor on September 2, 1666, the Great fire of London began, which is symbolized by the height of the column .