On a quiet Sunday in June 1886, the newly-incorporated city of Vancouver was completely destroyed. A raging fire, whipped up by relentless winds and fueled by tinder-dry conditions, swept through the city, consuming all but a handful of buildings and killing some 28 people.
The Great Vancouver Fire destroyed most of the newly incorporated city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 13, 1886.
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Nov 2, 2017 · Most of the newly incorporated city of Vancouver, which was predominantly situated in present day Gastown, was completely destroyed by the fire.
Apr 6, 2016 · On the whole, the municipal city had had a good start – only to be consumed almost entirely and within less than an hour by a ferocious fire on ...
Yet the fire that razed the young city to the ground mere months after its incorporation doesn't usually come to mind. ... Vancouver Fire of 1886! Please visit ...
May 25, 2022 · After an unusually warm spell in late spring of 1886, two months after Vancouver's incorporation, crews were unable to control two land-clearing ...
