page_title: Great fire of Brisbane
hierarchical_section_title: Great fire of Brisbane
caption_attribution_description: English: A drawing from December 1864, depicting the scene at 11.30 pm on the night of 1 December 1864
context_page_description: The Great fire of Brisbane was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of Brisbane in the Colony of Queensland on 1 December 1864.
  For two and a half hours the fire burned out of control in large parts of Brisbane's central business district with entire blocks being destroyed, mainly in Queen, Albert, George, and Elizabeth Streets. It consumed 50 houses, 2 banks, 3 hotels, 4 draperies, and many other businesses as well as a "considerable amount of small houses". Considering the extent of the fire, casualties were very few; there was no loss of life, and four people were taken to hospital with injuries.
context_section_description: The Great fire of Brisbane was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of Brisbane in the Colony of Queensland (now a state of Australia) on 1 December 1864.
  For two and a half hours the fire burned out of control in large parts of Brisbane's central business district with entire blocks being destroyed, mainly in Queen, Albert, George, and Elizabeth Streets. It consumed 50 houses, 2 banks, 3 hotels, 4 draperies, and many other businesses as well as a "considerable amount of small houses". Considering the extent of the fire, casualties were very few; there was no loss of life, and four people were taken to hospital with injuries.
caption: A drawing depicting the scene at 11.30 pm on the night of 1 December 1864
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