great fire
31Great Chicago Fire — Artist s rendering of the fire, by John R. Chapin, originally printed in Harper s Weekly; the view faces northeast across the Randolph Street Bridge. The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday …
32Great Seattle fire — The Great Seattle Fire was a fire that destroyed the entire central business district of Seattle, Washington, on June 6, 1889.Events of the fireAt approximately 2:30 pm on June 6, 1889, an accidentally overturned glue pot in the carpentry shop of …
33Great Boston Fire of 1872 — The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was Boston s largest urban fire and still one of the most costly fire related property losses in American history. The conflagration began at 7:20 p.m. on November 9, 1872, in the basement of a commercial warehouse… …
34Great Baltimore Fire — The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 raged in Baltimore, Maryland, from 10:48 a.m. Sunday, February 7, to 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 8, 1904. 1,231 firefighters were required to bring the blaze under control.The fire was reported first at the John… …
35Great Hinckley Fire — Infobox wildfire title= Great Hinckley Fire location= Hinckley, Minnesota date= September 1, 1894 time= 3:00 p.m. timezone= CDT acres= 200,000 acres (810 km²) source= Drought landuse= Logging fatalities= 418 800 injuries= perps= motive= The Great …
36Great Plague of London — A bill of mortality for the plague in 1665. The Great Plague (1665–1666) was a massive outbreak of disease in the Kingdom of England (modern day United Kingdom) that killed an estimated 100,000 people, 20% of London s population.[1] The disease… …
37Great Thessaloniki Fire of 1917 — The Great Thessaloniki Fire of 1917 was one of the most important incidents that marked the history of the city. It was an accident that considerably changed the physiognomy of the city. The fire burned for 32 hours and destroyed 9,500 houses… …
38Great Atlanta fire of 1917 — The Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 began just after noon on Monday, May 21 and was finally extinguished by 10 PM. Destroyed were 300 acres (much of the Fourth Ward), including nearly 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, and 10,000 people were… …
39fire — firer, n. /fuyeur/, n., v., fired, firing. n. 1. a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. 2. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or… …
40Fire lookout tower — A fire lookout tower, fire tower or lookout tower, provides housing and protection for a person known as a fire lookout whose duty it is to search for fire in the wilderness. The fire lookout tower is a small building usually located on the… …
