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Even though more than 13,500 homes, 87 churches, and company halls were destroyed, only 10 people perished as people fled rather than fight the flames. Homes back then were made of wood and covered with highly flammable pitch; roofs were thatched with hay as insulation. 1. It started in Pudding Lane On Sunday morning of…

The Great Fire of London was one of London’s greatest disasters, starting on 2 September 1666 at Thomas Farrynor’s bakery and rapidly spreading through Pudding Lane Street and Fish Street Hill. London’s medieval layout, full of highly combustible structures made its spread more rapid. It was caused by a fire in a bakery On September…