What the records say
- When
- 1846
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 47.56° N, 52.71° W
- Description
- fire in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
- Date from
- year in its name
Great Fire of 1846
Fire in St. John's, Newfoundland Colony
The Great Fire of 1846 occurred in St. John's, Newfoundland, a colony of the United Kingdom on 9 June 1846. The fire started at the shop of a cabinetmaker named Hamlin, located on George Street off Queen Street, when a glue pot boiled over.
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