The Worst Epidemics Throughout History

Great Fire of London

Overall, over 100,000 people had perished from fatal disease spread.  This number totaled to be about 15% of the complete population of London at the time. However terrible, things were only about to get worse for the British city.  In September, the first month after the plagues had ended, the Great Fire of London began.  It burned for four days and destroyed most of the local buildings and people. 

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