1729. A great fire destroyed 12,000 houses and 7000 people.
1745. A fire lasted five days.
1750. In January, 10,000 houses burned; in April, property destroyed
estimated from L1,000,000 to L3,000,000. Later in the year
10,000 houses were destroyed.
1751. 4000 houses were burned.
1756. 15,000 houses and 100 people destroyed. During the years 1761,
1765 and 1767 great havoc was made by fire.
1769. July 17. A fire raged for twelve hours, extending nearly 1 m.
in length. Many of the palaces, some small mosques and nearly
650 houses were destroyed.
1771. A fire lasting 15 hours consumed 2500 houses and shops.
1778. 2000 houses were burned.
1782. August 12. A fire burned three days: 10,000 houses, 50
mosques and 100 corn mills destroyed; 100 lives lost. In
February, 600 houses burned; in June, 7000 more.
1784. August 5. A fire burned for 26 hours and destroyed 10,000
houses, most of which had been rebuilt since the fires of
1782. In the same year, March 13, a fire in the suburb of
Pera destroyed two-thirds of that quarter. Loss estimated at
2,000,000 florins.
1791. Between March and July 32,000 houses are said to have been
burned, and as many in 1795.
1799. In the suburb of Pera 13,000 houses were burned and many
magnificent buildings.
1816. August 16. 12,000 houses and 3000 shops in the finest quarter
were destroyed.
1818. August 13. A fire destroyed several thousand houses.
1826. A fire destroyed 6000 houses.
1848. 500 houses and 2000 shops destroyed. Loss estimated at
L3,000,000.
1865. A great fire destroyed 2800 houses, public buildings, &c.
Over 22,000 people were left homeless.
1870. June 5. The suburb of Pera, occupied by the foreign population
and native Christians, was swept by a fire which destroyed
over 7000 buildings, many of them among the best in the city,
including the residence of the foreign legations. Loss
estimated at nearly L5,000,000.
1797. _Scutari_, the town of 3000 houses totally destroyed.
1763. _Smyrna_, 2600 houses consumed. Loss, L200,000.
1772. " 3000 dwellings burned. 3000 to 4000 shops, &c.
consumed. Loss, L4,000,000.
1796. " 4000 shops, mosques, magazines, &c., burned.
1841. " 12,000 houses were burned.