Grenfell Tower to be demolished, bereaved families told - BBC
2 days ago · The government plans to take the tower, where a fire killed 72 people in 2017, down to ground level.
Great Fire of London - Wikipedia
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2 September to Thursday 6 September 1666, [b] gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall, while also extending past the wall to the west.
Some survivors of the 2017 Grenfell fire in London angry at plans …
1 day ago · Some of those who lost loved ones in the fire that ripped through London’s Grenfell Tower in 2017 have blasted government plans to demolish the shell of the apartment block, which they want to preserve as a monument to the 72 people who died in the blaze.
Grenfell Tower, Where Fire Killed 72, Will Be Demolished, Families …
1 day ago · Almost eight years after 72 people died when a devastating fire ripped through a tower block in central London, the government is set to announce that the building will be demolished, according to ...
Great Fire of London - Encyclopedia Britannica
Jan 11, 2025 · Great Fire of London, (September 2–5, 1666), the worst fire in London’s history. It destroyed a large part of the City of London, including most of the civic buildings, old St. Paul’s Cathedral, 87 parish churches, and about 13,000 houses.
The Great Fire of London. - London Fire Brigade
In 1666, a devastating fire swept through London, destroying 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, The Royal Exchange, Guildhall and St. Paul’s Cathedral. So how did it happen? Back in the 1660s,...
The Great Fire of London - British Heritage Travel
Jan 13, 2025 · On Sept 2, 1666, the Great Fire of London was ignited and burned for four days gutting the medieval city. Over 350 years later, London’s landscape still shows evidence of the Great Fire of 1666, which started down a bakery in Pudding Lane.
The Great Fire of London - Royal Museums Greenwich
The Great Fire of London burned day and night for almost four days in 1666 until only a tiny fraction of the City remained. It came hot on the heels of the Great Plague and left the world's third largest city of the time a shadow of its former self.
When London Burned: 1666’s Great Fire - HISTORY
Between September 2 and September 6, 1666, a massive inferno ripped through London, reducing much of the city center to a smoldering ruin.
The Great Fire of London - London Museum
The Great Fire of London scorched four fifths of the city in 1666, leaving around 100,000 people homeless. The scale of the destruction means it’s been remembered ever since.