Episode 2 of 4
Fire Ignition
- When
- 2 September 1666
- Where
- Pudding Lane, City of London
- Part of
- Great Fire of London
Fire starts at Farriner's bakery in Pudding Lane shortly after midnight on 2 September 1666.
A fire broke out at Thomas Farriner's bakery in Pudding Lane shortly after midnight on Sunday, 2 September 1666. The blaze spread rapidly through the area, marking the beginning of the disaster that would gut the medieval City of London.
Sources
- Great Fire of London Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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