<p>Before the Great Fire, the City of London was filled with crowded, timber-framed buildings with thin, plaster walls. Candles, rushlights, coals and fireplaces were omnipresent, and the risk of fire was paramount.</p> <p>The Great Fire of London is believed to have been started by the baker Thomas Farrynger shortly after midnight on Sunday, 2 September 1666, in his shop on Pudding Lane, just East of London Bridge. Within a few hours, the fire had spread rapidly, consuming Pudding Lane, Star Inn at Fish Street Hill and also part of Thames Street. For the next four days the fire raged, mercilessly consuming everything in its wake. Londoners were beside themselves trying to extinguish it. Among average Londoners doing what they could to control the blaze were the likes of the Lord mayor, the duke of York and King Charles II.</p> 2009-06-30T18:58:45-04:00 great-fire-of-london 7389132 History 2009-08-29T02:28:34-04:00 2010-02-02T22:09:22-05:00 iMinds Pty Ltd 1666, deaths, destruction, disaster, property, residents, Thomas Farrynger Before the Great Fire, the City of London was filled with crowded, timber-framed buildings with thin, plaster walls. Candles, rushlights, coals and fireplaces were omnipresent, and the risk of fire was paramount. The Great Fire of London is believed to have been started by the baker Thomas Farrynger shortly after midnight on Sunday, 2 September 1666, in his shop on Pudding Lane, just East of London Bridge. Within a few hours, the fire had spread rapidly, consuming Pudding Lane, Star Inn at Fish Street Hill and also part of Thames Street. For the next four days the fire raged, mercilessly consuming everything in its wake. Londoners were beside themselves trying to extinguish it. Among average Londoners doing what they could to control the blaze were the likes of the Lord mayor, the duke of York and King Charles II. 2009-06-30T02:38:14-04:00 manual 0 20661722 deny 1 MP3 AudioBook 1 1.69 7389132 false AUWD30900032 false 2010-02-02T22:09:30-05:00 2010-02-02T22:09:40-05:00 manual 0 32579062 deny 1 ePUB eBook 2 1.69 7389132 false 9781921746185  false 2010-02-02T22:09:40-05:00 2009-06-30T18:59:37-04:00 15075962 1 7389132 2009-06-30T18:59:37-04:00 http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0032/9902/products/greatfire.jpg?1265170713 Format