The city of San Francisco suffered the largest fire in the 19th century (option D)
During the 19th century, several natural disasters occurred, affecting thousands of people around the world. One of the best known was the fire that occurred in the city of San Francisco in 1851.
This fire is considered one of the most destructive catastrophes in the history of the United States because it destroyed 3/4 of the city of San Francisco.
It is believed that this fire was caused and that its destruction was massive due to the large number of wooden constructions that served as fuel for the expansion of the fire that lasted about 10 hours.
