The Great Fire started at the bakery of Thomas Farriner shortly after midnight and spread rapidly west across the City of London. The major firefighting technique of the time was to create firebreaks by means of demolition. By the time large-scale demolitions were ordered on Sunday night the wind had already fanned the bakery fire into a firestorm that defeated such measures. By 6 September the Great Fire consumed 13.200 houses, 87 parish churches, St Paul's Cathedral and most of the buildings of the City authorities. It is estimated to have destroyed the homes of 70.000 of the city's 80.000 inhabitants. (2 September 1666)
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Saturday 2nd of November 1974 (-) — Victim of Paul John Knowles aka Killing Time Edward Hilliard is abducted and strangled by Paul John Knowles aka The Casanova Killer. Hilliard's body was found in nearby woods but Griffin's remains were never discovered. Knowles was not proven to have murdered them but he was under strong suspicion.