1865. A great fire destroyed 2800 houses, public buildings, &c. Over 22,000 people were left homeless.
1870. June 5. The suburb of Pera, occupied by the foreign population and native Christians, was swept by a fire which destroyed over 7000 buildings, many of them among the best in the city, including the residence of the foreign legations. Loss estimated at nearly £5,000,000.
1797. Scutari, the town of 3000 houses totally destroyed.
1763. Smyrna, 2600 houses consumed. Loss, £200,000.
1772. Smyrna, 3000 dwellings burned. 3000 to 4000 shops, &c. consumed. Loss, £4,000,000.
1796. Smyrna, 4000 shops, mosques, magazines, &c., burned.
1841. Smyrna, 12,000 houses were burned.
India
1631. Rajmahal. Palace and great part of the town burned.
1799. Manilla, vast storehouses were burned.