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Great Seattle Fire of 1889
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Seattle_Fire_of_1889
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
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