How many houses burned in the Great Fire of London?

Q: How many houses burned in the Great Fire of London?

13,200 houses (13,200). 13,200 houses and 87 churches — yet the official death toll was just six. Source: Museum of London

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13,200 houses and 87 churches — yet the official death toll was just six.SOURCEMuseum of London

Scale check: 13,200 is roughly a lower-league football crowd.

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