In Japan, a fire broke out in the densely populated Gankiro district of the large treaty port city of Yokohama and quickly spread across the entire city. Much of the city and half of the foreign section, including the new United States Consulate were destroyed. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
"The Main Street of Yokohama, Japan, during the Great Fire," Frank Leslie's Illustrated Magazine, March 23, 1867, p. 4-5.
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Date Certainty
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Crime/Disasters
