1720. Rennes, on fire from December 22 to 29. 850 houses burned.
1784. Brest. Fire and explosion in dockyard. Loss, £1,000,000.
1862. Marseilles, destructive fire.
1871. Paris. Communist devastations. Property destroyed, £32,000,000.
Central and Southern Europe
64. Rome burned during 8 days. 10 of the 14 wards of the city were destroyed.
1106. Venice, greater part of the city was burned.
1577. “ fire at the arsenal, greater part of the city ruined by an explosion.
1299. Weimar, destructive fire; also in 1424 and 1618.
1379. Memel was in large part destroyed, and again in 1457, 1540, 1678, 1854.