The Great Fire of Iloilo breaks out in a lumber yard in Iznart Street and burns for almost half a day destroying nearly three-quarters of the City Proper area and Php 50 million pesos in total properties' damage.
1966 Iloilo City fire
A fire in Iloilo City on February 7, 1966 destroyed nearly three quarters of the City Proper area, the central business district of Iloilo City. in the Philippines. It is the single most devastating fire in the city's history.
Iznart Street
Iznart Street, officially known in parts as Fermin Caram Avenue and Ruperto Montinola Street, is a major commercial thoroughfare in downtown Iloilo City, Philippines. It runs north–south through the district's center, stretching from the Casa Real de Iloilo to Iloilo Chinatown and extending to the Iloilo Central Market.
Iloilo City Proper
Iloilo City Proper, also known as Downtown Iloilo or simply Iloilo among locals, is an administrative district in Iloilo City, Philippines, located on the southeastern coast of the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region. It serves as the civic center of the city and province of Iloilo, hosting the seat of city and provincial governments, as well as other local, provincial, and regional government offices. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 47,231 people.
February 7
February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 327 days remain until the end of the year.