Our group watched a video in the Malay Heritage Centre and we found out that there was a fire that broke out in Kampong Glam on 12 February 1847. We all did not know that before. It was quite a big fire because 250 houses were destroyed. We saw a map that showed how the fire spread quite a distance along Kampong Glam and destroyed the shophouses there.
That was so sad! :(
ReplyDeleteDo you have any idea what caused the fire?
It happened just 2 days before Valentine's Day! It must have been a rather depressing time for them.
ReplyDeleteWere a lot of people killed?