1837 Surat fire
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History of SuratSource attributionUrban fires in AsiaUse Indian English from May 2022
In April 1837, a fire broke out in the Indian city of Surat, then under British East India Company rule. It resulted in more than 500 deaths and the destruction of 9,737 houses in a 93⁄4 mile radius. It was the most destructive fire in the history of the city.
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| N 21.20081 ° | E 72.82384 ° |
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Gujarat, India
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