Notable Historical Fires
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This section is from the book "Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge And Useful Infomation", by David Bepler. Also available from Amazon: Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge and Useful Information.
Notable Historical Fires
Year | Place | Loss |
1570...... | Moscow, Russia | 200,000 victims. |
1666...... | London, England | 13,200 houses |
1812...... | Moscow, Russia | 15,500 houses |
1821...... | Cairo, Egypt | 4,000 victims |
1831...... | Constantinople, Turkey | 18,000 houses |
1835...... | New York City, United States | $ 20,000,000 |
1842...... | Hamburg, Germany | 36,000,000 |
1851...... | San Francisco, Cal., United States. | 2,500 blocks |
1871...... | Chicago,Ill.,United States | $165,000,000 |
1872...... | Boston, Mass., United States | 75,000,000 |
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