What the records say
- When
- 29 Dec 1940 – 30 Dec 1940
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 51.52° N, 0.09° W
- Description
- air raid by Germany against London 29–30 December 1940
- Deaths
- 160
- Cause
- the Blitz
Second Great Fire of London
Air raid by Germany against London 29–30 December 1940
The Second Great Fire of London in December 1940 was caused by one of the most destructive air raids of the Blitz during World War II. The Luftwaffe raid caused fires over an area greater than that of the Great Fire of London in 1666, leading one American correspondent to say in a cable to his office that "The second Great Fire of London has begun".
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