Great Atlanta Fire of 1917

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fire
gptkbp:affectedArea 300 acres
gptkbp:casualties no direct fatalities reported
gptkbp:cause unknown
gptkbp:date May 21, 1917
gptkbp:destroyedBy 1,938 buildings
gptkbp:homeless over 10,000 people
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Atlanta Fire of 1917
gptkbp:location gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia,_United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent dynamiting of homes to create firebreaks
gptkbp:notableFor one of the largest urban fires in U.S. history
gptkbp:notableLocationDestroyed gptkb:Old_Fourth_Ward
gptkb:Edgewood_Avenue
gptkb:Ponce_de_Leon_Avenue
gptkb:Sweet_Auburn
gptkbp:response firefighting efforts from Atlanta and nearby cities
gptkbp:resultedIn major changes in Atlanta's building codes
urban redevelopment in Atlanta
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Old_Fourth_Ward
gptkb:Oakland_Cemetery,_Atlanta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5