Great Fire of Hakodate
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The Great Fire of Hakodate (Japanese:
On March 21, 1934 a fire was started in a house located within the Sumiyoshi area, Hakodate.[3] Over two days, burning debris, fanned by strong winds, set fire to the surrounding areas including a local court, department store, school, and hospital. According to official documents, 2,166 people lost their lives, with 9,485 injured; 145,500 people made homeless and 11,055 buildings lost.[4] A serious fire destroyed around two-thirds of all buildings in Hakodate. This event also led to many residents leaving and subsequently depopulating the city.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "
函館 大火 |函館 市 ". www.city.hakodate.hokkaido.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-22. - ^
昭和 9年 函館 大火 の記録 映像 1934年 3月 21日 - YouTube - ^ "「
函館 市 史 」通説 編 3 5編 2章 7節 2-10". 2014-04-08. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2021-06-22. - ^ "Los Angeles Herald 30 August 1907 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ Schellinger, Paul; Salkin, Robert, eds. (1996). International Dictionary of Historic Places, Volume 5: Asia and Oceania. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. pp. 317–320. ISBN 1-884964-04-4.
External links
[edit]函館 大火 -函館 市 消防 本部 昭和 9年 の大火 概況 -函館 市 史 - 1934
年 3月 23日 付 大阪毎日新聞 Archived 2021-06-24 at the Wayback Machine -神戸大学 附属 図書館 新聞 記事 文庫 昭和 9年 函館 大火 の記録 映像 1934年 3月 21日 - YouTube