How many people died in the Great Fire of London in 1666?
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14
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34
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320
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six
Despite destroying much of medieval London, the Great Fire of 1666 had a remarkably low death toll. Official records confirm only six people died directly from the fire. The fire spread slowly enough for most residents to evacuate.
The commonly cited historical/trivia answer is that only six deaths were officially recorded in the Great Fire of London (1666), despite the fire destroying most of the City of London. This surprisingly low official toll is often attributed to under-reporting (the poor and unrecorded deaths of the era) rather than the fire actually being mild — but 'six' is the standard trivia-quiz answer. The other numbers (14, 34, 320) don't correspond to any commonly cited casualty figure for this event.