Ottawa and Hull Fires Destroy Cities, 12,000 Homeless – April 26, 1900
Fires destroy Canadian cities Ottawa and Hull, reducing them to ashes in 12 hours. Twelve thousand people are left without a home.
Date: April 26, 1900
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