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Fire Outside Balatkapı
- When
- 1729
- Where
- Balatkapı, Istanbul
- Part of
- The 1729 fire in Istanbul
A fire started in a greengrocer's shop outside Balatkapı and spread rapidly due to strong winds.
The conflagration originated in a greengrocer's shop situated outside the Balatkapı gate. Strong winds accelerated the spread of the fire, allowing it to cover a large area of the neighborhood quickly.
Sources
- Balat, Fatih Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
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