This massive fire was one of the biggest calamities in London’s history.
Acest incendiu masiv a fost una dintre cele mai mari calamităţi din istoria Londrei.
It destroyed 13,200 houses, 87 churches, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and countless other buildings over four days, leaving 70,000 residents homeless.
El a distrus 13200 case, 87 biserici, Catedrala Sfantul Paul, şi nenumărate alte clădiri în peste patru zile, lăsând 70000 locuitori fără adăpost.
Though the death toll is traditionally thought to have been relatively low, recent research suggests it may have been higher, since the deaths of poor and middle-class people were not recorded at the time.
Deşi numărul morților se crede, tradiţional, că au fost relativ mic, cercetările recente sugerează că ar putea fi mai ridicate, deoarece decesele săracilor şi reprezentanților clasei mijlocii, nu au fost înregistrate la momentul respectiv.
Question: What is thought to have started the fire?
The fire started at the bakery of Thomas Farriner (or Farynor) in Pudding Lane shortly after midnight on Sunday, 2 September, and spread rapidly.
The use of the major firefighting technique of the time was critically delayed due to the indecisiveness of the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Thomas Bloodworth.
