Great Fire of London: Man who first raised alarm identified
New research shows someone was woken by smoke inside the bakery where the blaze began in 1666.
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New research shows someone was woken by smoke inside the bakery where the blaze began in 1666.
For centuries the first person to warn of the conflagration was known only as a ‘man’
More than 13,000 homes were destroyed by the blaze which started in a bakery on Pudding Lane.
The Great Fire of London in 1666, which razed 436 acres of the mostly-timber city and lasted for four days, was so devastating it secured its place in the history books.
The Great Fire of London in 1666, which razed 436 acres of the mostly-timber city and lasted for four days, was so devastating it secured its place in the history books.