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Great Fire Of London Coursework Part 2: Why did it take so long to control the fire? In the early hours of Sunday 2nd Setember 1666 in Thomas Farrinor's Royal bakery on pudding lane, a deadly fire broke out from the remains of the days fire. Few people would have known that the fire would rage for four days until Thursday 6th September. The growth of the fires path of destruction from one street to 350 acres of land was caused, aided and not prevented because of many factors. Weather was in my opinion the most clinical factor in the decline of the wooden structure that was 17th century London. The previous two years had seen significant droughts and so in September 1666, London was a vulnerable place in the event of a fire. However, the reason the fire lasted so long was because of the wind. The spread of the fire from...

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