The Great Fire of London started in a bakers shop in Pudding Lane in September 1666 and burned for five days. It destroyed 13,200 houses, 87 churches, 1 cathedral and left 70,000 people homeless.
When a baker's bread caught fire and burnt his whole house. As the roofs were made of dry straw, this fueled the fire. The flames spread from house to house as they were so close together. hope this...
Thomas Farrinor, his family and maid were sleeping when they woke to the smell of smoke. Thomas had forgotten to put out the embers in his oven and it had caught fire. The maid died but Thomas...