Great Seattle Fire

The Great Seattle Fire was a fire that destroyed the entire central business district of Seattle, Washington, on June 6, 1889. The conflagration lasted for less than a day,... Wikipedia

• Location:  Seattle, Washington Territory
• Cost:  $20 million, ($ in 2015 dollars)
• Date(s):  June 6–7, 1889, 2:45 p.m.–3:00 a.m.
• Cause:  Overheated glue pot
• Fatalities:  1
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo