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The great fire of London.
The Great Fire of London.
It was destroyed in 1666
There were 89 churches destroyed during the Great Fire of London in 1666.
It destroyed 13000 houses in what was then Central London.
All their possessions were destroyed in the fire.
Around half of London was destroyed, but only 6 people died.
13,000 houses and 89 churches were destroyed in the great fire of London.
The Great Fire of London started in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane in 1666, destroyed 89 churches and ended the Black Death which had ravaged London from 1665.
70,000 homes were destroyed in the fire, so homelessness got worse.
The fire destroyed 13,200 houses, 87 churches, 1 cathedral and left an estimated 70,000 people homeless.
It destroyed the rats which had created the Bubonic Plague of the previous year.