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The Great Fire of London started in a bakery.

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The Great Fire of London in 1666 started in a bakery on Pudding Lane, owned by Thomas Farriner. The fire destroyed more than 13,000 houses and 87 churches, but only six deaths were officially recorded.

Source: Museum of London

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