Devastation Of London In 1666

The Devastation of London in 1666 Have you ever wondered why cities install ordinances that citizens must follow? The Great Fire of London is an example of a devastating event that caused the city of London to regroup and reconstruct the lives of many people. In the year of 1666 London had gone through a ten-month drought, which made everything very dry and brittle. Many people thought this was the “perfect fire.” However it was nowhere close to a perfect fire, it was more of a horrific fire to most citizens. The fire started in a bakery, which a man named Thomas owned. On Sunday September 2 1666, shortly after midnight the fire erupted. Thomas was in his bakery cleaning up after a long days of work. Thomas had people coming in and out of
When the spark accidently landed on a piece of straw, things then escalated very rapidly. The fire by now had gotten way out of hand due to Thomas’ poor handling with the small fire, which had then engulfed into a huge fire. The sire that started on Pudding Lane and burned down one house in a matter of minutes lasted four continuous days. Within this time the fire spread very quickly. Eventually it destroyed St. Paul’s Cathedral, 87 churches, countless businesses, thirteen thousand homes and claiming six lives including leaving seventy thousand people without a place to live. The homes that were on Thames Street were full of flammable materials like tallows for candles, lamp oils, sprits and coal. Within seconds all of these were hot enough and began to melt which caused a huge explosion, which only made matters worse than they already were to begin with. Eventually the wind direction changed and burnt half of itself out only before reaching the Tower of London, where six hundred tons of gunpowder was stored. Nerves, anger and sadness with many other emotions became the root of many agreements. The main topic of arguments lead to the discussion of what was going to happen
After Samuel buried his things he hurried back to his wife where she was waiting in their boat. Samuel and his wife watched the fire burn until the wind yet changed again and sparks and embers started falling on them from the sky. However the fire moved slowly enough for people to escape quickly, but many people were already too late gathering their things and getting them out in time. Others tried to help people get their belongings before it was too late, but of everything was gone by this time. Many attempts were made to put the fire out, along with many other attempts to keep the fire from spreading any further than it already had. During this time many people stepped up and tried to help maintain and put the fire out. With everything happening everyone was coming together to help as one. Only six lives were taken in this matter of time, but there were still many belongings lost in the flames, ashes, and burnt remains, while others were sick from smoke inhalation. As people were walking the streets to help find others, they found older men and women, mid aged men and women, teenage boys and girls, toddlers, babies, livestock, and crops but hardly any remains of personal