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The Great Fire of London
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The famous ‘Great Fire of London’ started on Sunday 2 September 1666 in a bakers shop.
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The shop was in ‘Pudding Lane’ and belonged to Thomas Faynor who baked for the King.
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The baker forgot to put out the fire he used to bake bread. Some fire wood was set alight and the fire began.
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The buildings in London at the time were made of wood and had thatched roofs so they burnt very easily.
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The buildings were also very close together, so the fire spread from one street to another quickly.
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The very strong wind blowing also helped the fire to spread quickly across the city of London.
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There were no firemen or fire engines so people tried to put the fire out with buckets of water.
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The fire destroyed many buildings in London. They were later rebuilt using bricks instead of wood.
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Samuel Pepys kept a diary of what he saw during the fire. He watched the fire from across the River Thames.
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The fire continued burning for four days. Luckily only 4 people were reported to have died.
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After the fire a fire service was set up in London to make sure that it did not happen again.
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A statue was made to remember the ‘Great Fire of London’. It still stands in London today.