1889 CE
The Great Spokane Fire—known locally as The Great Fire—is a major fire that affects downtown Spokane, Washington on August 4, 1889.
It begins just after 6:00 p.m. and destroys the city's downtown commercial district.
Due to technical problems with a pump station, there is no water pressure in the city when the fire starts.
In a desperate bid to starve the fire, firefighters begin razing buildings with dynamite.
Eventually winds die down and the fire exhausts of its own accord.
As a result of the fire and its aftermath, virtually all of Spokane's downtown is destroyed, though only one person is killed.
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