Toronto Fire

Toronto Fire 1849: Toronto Fire 1849 was the first major fire to destroy a part of the city and 2nd in the nineteenth century. Toronto Fire started at the Post Tavern, east of Jarvis Street and north of King Street on the morning of 7 April 1849. This area, known as Block Market, was the former heart of the city.

The Toronto Fire destroyed the buildings bounded by King Street East, south, Church Street, west of Adelaide Street East, south, and Jarvis Street to the east. Much of the core business of the city was destroyed, including the predecessor of the present Cathedral of St. Jacques have been destroyed. While the buildings on main streets are brick, the buildings along the roads inside were made of wood likely fueled the fire.

There was a struggle against small fires by companies at the beginning of fire.Toronto Fire and they were mostly volunteers. Hydrants and water tanks or barrels were added in 1842 by Metropolitan Water Company, it was not a match for pretty busy fire departments of the day.

Toronto Fire 1904: Toronto Fire of 1904 was the second fire that destroyed a large part of a large downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 19, 1904.

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