ocr: MICROSOFT ENCARTA 96 ENCYCLOPEDIA WORLD ENGLISH EDITION L Home V History vEuropean History pre-1800 Find Back V Features Tools i K 4AZI All Fire ofLondon Random 4AZI Category Views Fire of London Fire of London Fire of London, fire which lasted from September 2 to 6, 1666, destroying 13,200 houses and 87 churches. lt broke out at Farriner's bakery in Pudding Lane, and, tanned by a strong east wind, it quickly spread to nearby warehouses containing highly flammable materials. By morning the diarist Samuel Pepys found 300 houses and half of London Bridge in flames; he reported this to King Charl ...
