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A fire broke out in Surat, India, which went on to destroy about 75% of the city.
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1837 Surat fire
Fire in British India
In April 1837, a fire broke out in the Indian city of Surat, then under British East India Company rule. It resulted in more than 500 deaths and the destruction of 9,737 houses in a 9+3⁄4-mile (16 km) radius. It was the most destructive fire in the history of the city.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Surat
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Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat directly translates to face in Gujarati, Hindi and Urdu. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now the commercial and economic…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)