1833. Manilla, 10,000 huts were burned, March 26. 30,000 people rendered homeless, and 50 lives lost.
1803. Madras, more than 1000 houses burned.
1803. Bombay. Loss by fire of £600,000.
China and Japan
1822. Canton was nearly destroyed by fire.
1866. Yokohama, two-thirds of the native town and one-sixth of the foreign settlement destroyed.
1872. Yeddo. A fire occurred in April during a gale of wind, destroying buildings covering a space of 6 sq. m. 20,000 persons were made homeless.
1873. Yeddo. A fire destroyed 10,000 houses.
United States
1679. Boston. All the warehouses, 80 dwellings, and the vessels in the dockyards were consumed. Loss, £200,000.