Tooley Street fire (1861)

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fire
gptkbp:casualties 1
gptkbp:cause unknown
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:damageCost £2 million
gptkbp:date 22 June 1861
gptkbp:destroyedBy cotton warehouses
sugar warehouses
tea warehouses
gptkbp:duration two days
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tooley Street fire (1861)
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkb:Tooley_Street
gptkbp:notableEvent death of James Braidwood
major fire in Victorian London
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:James_Braidwood
gptkbp:significance highlighted inadequacy of fire insurance
led to creation of Metropolitan Fire Brigade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tooley_Street
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6