Great Baltimore Fire (1904)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Baltimore_Fire_(1904)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fire
gptkbp:affectedArea over 140 acres
gptkbp:casualties no direct deaths reported
gptkbp:cause unknown, suspected accidental
gptkbp:commemoratedBy historical markers in Baltimore
gptkbp:consequence influenced fire safety codes in the US
led to standardization of fire equipment couplings
major rebuilding of downtown Baltimore
gptkbp:duration over 30 hours
gptkbp:economicImportance estimated $100 million (1904 USD)
gptkbp:endDate 1904-02-08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Baltimore Fire (1904)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international press
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:B&O_Railroad_buildings
gptkb:Baltimore_Chamber_of_Commerce
gptkb:Merchants_and_Miners_Transportation_Company_building
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Baltimore_fires_of_1873_and_1891
gptkbp:response firefighters from other cities
gptkbp:startDate 1904-02-07
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed over 1,500
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:West_Baltimore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6