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The Great Fire of Toronto of 1904 destroyed a large section of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 19, 1904. It was the second such fire for the city in its history. The fire claimed one victim, John Croft, who was an explosive expert clearing the ruins from the fire. The fire was first...

Ruins of Pettibone Bros., New Montgomery Street. San Francisco in the aftermath of the earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906.

The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8 - 10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km2) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless...

At 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). High-intensity shaking was felt from Eureka on the North Coast to the Salinas Valley, an...

In this little video, Once Upon A Reset Civilization, we will examine the city of San Francisco in the early days of its inception up to the 1906 fire and earthquake. Photos show a complete wipe out of the city in 1906 yet the false historical narrative claims only 3000 people were killed. To...

This film shows the partial burning of a small-scale model of downtown San Francisco in an early attempt at simulating the 1906 disaster. The model is seen in aerial view from above the South-of-Market district, looking northwest toward Market Street and the downtown area. Russian Hill (left)...

Four days later, at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). High-intensity shaking was felt from Eureka on the North Coast to the Salinas...

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The dawn of April 10, 1845, brought a warm, windy day. During a brief interlude in the winds just before noon, Ann Brooks, who worked on Ferry Street for Colonel William Diehl, left unattended a newly stoked fire lit to heat wash water. A spark from this fire ignited a nearby ice shed or barn...

The aftermath of the Great Boston Fire of 1872

Aftermath of the Great Boston Fire of 1872

After the Boston Fire, Washington Street. 1872. James Wallace Black.

City ruins of Boston after the fire of 1872.

Boston Fire from Washington & Bromfield panoramic by Whipple

Hussey Wells & Co., Federal Street

South Side of Milk Street - Looking Toward Washington

Devonshire Street to the Corner of Milk Street

Federal Street, East side

The Corner of Perkins and Pearl Streets, Looking to Broad Street

Ran into a couple of interesting photographs depicting buildings damaged by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. That is per the PTB, of course. The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300...