Great Vancouver Fire | |
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Date(s) | June 13, 1886 |
Location | Vancouver |
Coordinates | 49°16′59.4″N 123°06′40.6″W / 49.283167°N 123.111278°W |
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Deaths | Exact number unknown |
Ignition | |
Cause | Out of control land clearing fires |
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The Great Vancouver Fire destroyed most of the newly incorporated city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 13, 1886.[1] It started as two land-clearing fires to the west of the city.[1] The first fire was farther away from the city and was clearing land for the roundhouse of the terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway.[1] The second fire was clearing land to extend the city to the west.[1] The Great Fire occurred shortly after the township of Granville had been incorporated into the City of Vancouver in April 1886.[1]
The fires spread northeast into the city, killing at least 21 people [2] and destroying 600 to 1,000 buildings (the exact numbers are unknown).[1] Most residents escaped by fleeing to the Burrard Inlet shore or the False Creek shore.[1] Following the recovery efforts, the city of Vancouver continued to grow.[1] The city's first police force was set up, its first brick buildings were built, and its first fire engine was brought in from the nearby larger town of New Westminster.[1]
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