Great Atlanta fire of 1917

When

1917

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

33.75° N, 84.38° W

Date from

year in its name

Placed at the coordinates of its English Wikipedia article.

1917 fire which destroyed large parts of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA

The Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 began just after noon on 21 May 1917 in the Old Fourth Ward of Atlanta, Georgia. It is unclear just how the fire started, but it was fueled by hot temperatures and strong winds which propelled the fire. The fire, which burned for nearly 10 hours, destroyed 300 acres (120 ha) and 1,900 structures displacing over 10,000 people. Damages were estimated at $5 million,.

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