Great Baltimore Fire

GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fire
gptkbp:affectedArea over 140 acres
gptkbp:casualties no direct deaths reported
gptkbp:commemoratedBy exhibits at the Fire Museum of Maryland
historical markers in Baltimore
gptkbp:economicImportance estimated $100 million (1904 USD)
gptkbp:endDate 1904-02-08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Baltimore Fire
gptkbp:ignitionSource unknown, possibly a cigarette or cigar
gptkbp:location gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:notableFor failure of fire departments from other cities to connect hoses due to incompatible equipment
gptkbp:notableLandmarksDestroyed gptkb:Baltimore_Chamber_of_Commerce_building
gptkb:Merchants'_and_Miners'_Transportation_Company_building
gptkbp:response gptkb:fire_departments_from_Washington,_D.C.
fire departments from New York City
fire departments from Philadelphia
fire departments from Wilmington, Delaware
fire departments from other East Coast cities
gptkbp:restored led to modernized downtown Baltimore
gptkbp:resultedIn reforms in fire equipment standardization
gptkbp:startDate 1904-02-07
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed over 1,500
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_USA
gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4