Published On: April 13th, 1845

No lives lost.
Following a serious downtown fire on October 8, 1844 the town’s largest property owner paid for London’s first fire engine. Six months later it was one of the first things that burned during the worst conflagration in London’s history. About a fifth of the community was destroyed. As a result, more money was fueled into the fire department and replacement buildings were built of brick.

(Source: Notebook from Yesterday)

Published On: April 13th, 1845 | Last Updated: December 8th, 2022 | Views: 625 |

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