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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Deflagrate: The Great Fire of 1892
A month without much rain, a high westerly wind, and weak water main pressure were trigger points in a 1892 fire, when a spark of dubious origin ignited a stable and then proceeded to deflagrate St. John's, Newfoundland.
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