Great Seattle Fire of 1889

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:casualties 0
gptkbp:cause glue pot overturned
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Seattle Fire Festival
gptkbp:date June 6, 1889
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:downtown_Seattle
homes
numerous businesses
25 city blocks
gptkbp:displacement thousands of residents
gptkbp:followedBy Seattle reconstruction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Seattle Fire of 1889
gptkbp:injuries 1
gptkbp:location gptkb:Seattle,_Washington,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:The_Seattle_Post-Intelligencer
gptkbp:notablePerson John E. Back (carpenter, started the fire)
Mayor Robert Moran (oversaw recovery)
gptkbp:precededBy Seattle before 1889
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Great_Chicago_Fire
Great Spokane Fire of 1889
gptkbp:response rebuilding with brick and stone
gptkbp:resultedIn creation of Seattle Fire Department
improved water supply system
modernization of Seattle's infrastructure
raised street levels
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Seattle_Underground
gptkb:Seattle_Fire_Department
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7