About: Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

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The great fire of Gateshead and Newcastle was a tragic and spectacular series of events starting on Friday 6 October 1854, in which a substantial amount of property in two North East England towns was destroyed in a series of fires and an explosion which killed 53 and injured hundreds. There is only one building still extant on the Newcastle Quayside which predated the fire.

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  • The great fire of Gateshead and Newcastle was a tragic and spectacular series of events starting on Friday 6 October 1854, in which a substantial amount of property in two North East England towns was destroyed in a series of fires and an explosion which killed 53 and injured hundreds. There is only one building still extant on the Newcastle Quayside which predated the fire. (en)
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  • Ruins of the Bertram's warehouse; St. Mary's Church in the background (en)
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  • Accidental ignition (en)
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  • Fire was determined to be mysterious but likely accidental; explosions were determined to be a result of mixing of chemicals in the original warehouse (en)
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  • Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (en)
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  • Hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed, wharfs and ships damaged or sunk; total losses estimated to be in excess of £500,000 (en)
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  • Great fire of (en)
  • Newcastle and Gateshead (en)
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  • Structure fire with subsequent explosions (en)
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  • The great fire of Gateshead and Newcastle was a tragic and spectacular series of events starting on Friday 6 October 1854, in which a substantial amount of property in two North East England towns was destroyed in a series of fires and an explosion which killed 53 and injured hundreds. There is only one building still extant on the Newcastle Quayside which predated the fire. (en)
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  • Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead (en)
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