Timeline of The Great Fire of London by

2 September 1666, 1am

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The fire starts in Thomas Farriner's bakery on pudding lane

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A spark falls out of the oven which ignites the fire

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The Lord Mayor, Thomas Bludworth, went to look at the fire. He didn’t think it looked serious, so he went back to bed

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Strong winds, along with wooden and straw made buildings meant that the fire spread quickly

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The mayor tried to pull down houses to stop the fire's path, but the fire moved too quickly

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The government stepped in to help tackle the fire. They set up eight bases called fire posts

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A group of school boys at St Dunstan's slowed down the fire by using buckets of water

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Cheapside, one of the main streets in the City of London, began to burn

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The fire reached its peak spreading from the Temple in the west to near the Tower of London in the east

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Gunpowder was used to blow up houses. It successfully stopped the fire around the Tower of London and Cripplegate

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The wind changed direction and the fire started to die down

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The fire was successfully stopped at Fetter Lane Corner, Pie Corner, Holborn Bridge and Temple