On this day, in Thomas Faryner’s bakery in Pudding Lane in the east of London, a fire broke out shortly after midnight. The indecisiveness of the Lord Mayor, Sir Thomas Bloodworth, to create firebreaks by deliberately destroying buildings in the fire’s path, meant that when large-scale demolitions were finally ordered, a strong east wind had already fanned the fire into a firestorm which defeated such measures. London’s buildings were close-packed and the upper floors were often overhanging allowing the fire to spread very quickly. The fire was eventually put out thanks to two key factors: the strong east wind dropped, and the Tower of London garrison used gunpowder to create effective firebreaks. The ‘Great Fire of London‘ destroyed approximately 80% of the City of London and left 70,000 to 80,000 people homeless.
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