As this is post 1666, here are 7 facts about the tragic events of London 1666
- The fire started at Thomas Farrier's bakery on Pudding Lane
- The fire destroyed 70000 of the cities 80000 inhabitants homes
- Amazingly only 6 deaths were recorded, although there were probably many more that weren't recorded amongst the poor and middle-classes
- The heat from the fire melted the iron locks and chains of the city gates
- The fire burned for 4 days straight
- The fire eventually burned itself out when it reached the stone walls of the city
- After the fire Christopher Wren designed 51 churches, including St Paul's to replace ones destroyed in the blaze
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