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How many people died in the great fire of london?

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  1. Although the City of London was built of timber, and houses and streets were a bonfire waiting to happen, the fire took hold slowly and took four days to consume the capital. Thus there was plenty of time for people to save not only themselves but many of their belongings, too.

    We don't actually know how many people were killed in the end. The largest contemporary estimate is eight, but we have records of only five: Thomas Farryner's maid-servant; Paul Lowell, a Shoe Lane watchmaker; an old man who went to rescue a blanket from St Paul's and was overcome by smoke; and two others who fell into cellars while rescuing their belongings.


  2. this is what I found:

    Thomas Farrinor and his wife got out of their bakery in time, but their maid was too frightened to jump from the roof. She was the first to die. Surprisingly, only nine people died as a result of the fire.

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