Sentence examples for disastrous fire from inspiring English sources

It was the scene of a disastrous fire in 1898.

A disastrous fire destroyed much of the city in 1889.

This ended after a disastrous fire, and North was put in charge again.

A disastrous fire just two months after incorporation destroyed the city in less than an hour.

A disastrous fire in August 1944 entirely devastated the business district, which was subsequently rebuilt.

During his reign a disastrous fire in Constantinople destroyed much of the city along with many Greek works of art.

It was particularly important in combating the disastrous fires that chronically affected medieval cities.

In 1721 it was burned by the Russians and in 1803 and 1888 it suffered further disastrous fires.

In a city where disastrous fires were endemic, the mansion eventually gave way to a temple that itself was rebuilt over the centuries.

Three-quarters of the forest was destroyed in disastrous fires in 1937 and 1950, but much of the burned area was replanted, and paper mills were established in the region to improve the economy.

Although repackaged as President Bush's own "10-year plan," it is essentially the same sensible approach agreed to by Western governors and Congress in the wake of last summer's disastrous fires, which consumed 6.7 million acres.