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An art installation of London was set alight to represent the 350th anniversary of the city's Great Fire of 1666. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Hundreds of people gathered on the banks of the River Thames in London, Sunday, to watch as flames devoured a nearly 400 foot long wooden sculpture of 17th century London to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London.
In the early hours of Sunday, September 2 1666, a small fire started in Pudding Lane in the centre of London. Over the next four days, the Great Fire of London went on to destroy 13,200 houses and 84 churches, leaving as many as 100,000 people homeless and changing the face of the city forever
Fifteen fire engines and at least 90 firefighters rushed to put out a blaze that ripped through a paint factory on Waterloo Road in London on Monday. According to eyewitnesses, explosions were heard from the warehouse at Waterloo Road, Staples Cross, which is at a major intersection in north London. Dense smoke billowed over the area as the blaze continued to burn. The cause of the fire is still unknown.
Matt LeBlanc is at BAFTA Awards in London promoting his TV show “Episodes”. He joked about a possible “Friends” reunion. In movie box office “Iron Man 3” took the top spot again followed by “The Great Gatsby”, “Pain and Gain”, “Peeples” and “42” rounded out the top 5.
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