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    The Great Fire of London in 1666 started in a bakery in Pudding Lane near London Bridge and quickly spread due to many weeks of hot and dry weather. Fueled by the wind, the fire destroyed over 13,000 houses and most of the city's churches in just four days before being brought under control. According to Samuel Pepys' diary, he had to flee his home in the middle of the night with his wife, taking few possessions. Most Londoners escaped to fields outside the city. Remarkably, only four lives were lost in the massive fire.

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    The Great Fire of London in 1666 started in a bakery in Pudding Lane near London Bridge and quickly spread due to many weeks of hot and dry weather. Fueled by the wind, the fire destroyed over 13,000 houses and most of the city's churches in just four days before being brought under control. According to Samuel Pepys' diary, he had to flee his home in the middle of the night with his wife, taking few possessions. Most Londoners escaped to fields outside the city. Remarkably, only four lives were lost in the massive fire.

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    The Great Fire of London in 1666 started in a bakery in Pudding Lane near London Bridge and quickly spread due to many weeks of hot and dry weather. Fueled by the wind, the fire destroyed over 13,000 houses and most of the city's churches in just four days before being brought under control. According to Samuel Pepys' diary, he had to flee his home in the middle of the night with his wife, taking few possessions. Most Londoners escaped to fields outside the city. Remarkably, only four lives were lost in the massive fire.

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    The Great Fire of London in 1666 started in a bakery in Pudding Lane near London Bridge and quickly spread due to many weeks of hot and dry weather. Fueled by the wind, the fire destroyed over 13,000 houses and most of the city's churches in just four days before being brought under control. According to Samuel Pepys' diary, he had to flee his home in the middle of the night with his wife, taking few possessions. Most Londoners escaped to fields outside the city. Remarkably, only four lives were lost in the massive fire.

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    THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON


    When the Romans came to Britain in the first century AD, they built a town
    called Londinium, London, on the river Thames.
    London became the most important city in Britain. But in 1666, the Great Fire of
    London destroyed most of the city
    The people of London were asleep when the great fire started early on Sunday,
    2nd September 1666. The fire started at a bakers in Pudding Lane, near London
    Bridge. After many weeks of hot weather and no rain, everything was very dry,
    and the wind quickly carried the flames to the river Thames. Fortunately, the
    fire didnt cross the river, but it reached tall buildings full of inflammable things
    as oil, sugar, butter and brandy.
    Samuel Pepys wrote about the fire in his famous diary. When he got up on
    Sunday, he saw houses on fire near London Bridge. The fire was not near his
    house then, but Pepys went back home and started to pack. At 4am on Monday
    the fire was much closer to his place, and Pepys and his wife had to leave their
    house in their night clothes. They didnt have time to take a lot with them, and
    later that day, Pepys returned and buried his wine and cheese in the garden!
    The fire burnt for four days. By the evening of Wednesday, 5 th September,
    there were not many houses left in London. The fire destroyed 13.300 houses in
    400 streets, and most of the churches. Some people climbed into boats, but
    most of the people escaped to the fields outside the city, and only four people
    died in the fire.
    Comprehension:
    1. Where did the fire start? Can you imagine why?
    2. Did the fire cross the river?
    3. What did Pepys do after leaving his house? Can you imagine why he did that?
    4. How many days did the fire burn?
    5. Most people escaped to the sea. Didnt they?
    6. Under five people died in the fire. Is it true?
    7. Research about the great fire of London and vert your comments and
    curiosities in the next class.

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