Complex sentence: Nine hours later the fire had destroyed over and 1,612 structures including eight churches, six banks, fourteen hotels, eleven schooners and four wood boats, killing approximately 20 people, and injuring many more.
Split into simpler sentences: Nine hours later the fire had destroyed over and 1,612 structures including eight churches, six banks, fourteen hotels, eleven schooners and four wood boats. The fire had killed approximately 20 people, and injuring many more.