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The official account of the fire in the London Gazette concluded that the fire was an accident: "it stressed the role of God in starting the flames and of the king in helping to stem them". [118] Despite this, residents were inclined to put the blame for the fire on foreigners, particularly Catholics, the French, and the Dutch. [119]
A major fire occurred in London in 1087, at the beginning of the reign of William Rufus. It consumed much of the Norman city . St Paul's Cathedral was the most significant building to be destroyed in this blaze, which also damaged the Palatine tower built by William the Conqueror on the banks of the River Fleet so badly that the remains had to ...
On 14 June 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, England, at 00:54 BST and burned for 60 hours. . Seventy people died at the scene and two people died later in hospital, with more than 70 injured and 223 esca
LONDON — Seven years after a fire in a London high-rise building killed 72 people, an exhaustive public inquiry is set to report on the lapses and mistakes that turned a small fire in an ...
Smoke billows out from the roof of Somerset House in central London on Aug. 17, 2024, after a fire broke out at the large neoclassical arts venue.
London Fire Brigade said the blaze damaged three floors and destroyed the roof of the grade II-listed Burn Bullock pub in Mitcham. Historic London pub damaged in fire ‘such a shame’ Skip to ...
The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known simply as the Monument, is a fluted Doric column in London, England, situated near the northern end of London Bridge. Commemorating the Great Fire of London , it stands at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, 202 feet (61.6 m) in height and 202 feet west of the spot ...
Wall of tributes to the fire victims in the nearby Bramley Road Volunteers sorting public donations for the fire victims Memorial wall near Kensington Leisure Centre in May 2018. People in the immediate area and from across London rallied to assist victims of the fire. [15] Donations of food, water, toys, and clothes were made. [16]