What the records say
- When
- 24 Apr 1837 – 26 Apr 1837
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 21.20° N, 72.82° E
- Description
- 1837 fire in Surat, British India (now within Gujarat, India)
- Deaths
- 500
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.
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