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The fire department of Collinebourg at the time was a volunteer organization made up mostly of masons and carpenters. Hampering the efforts to extinguish the flames was the military commandant of Collinebourg, Giles de Cabronne, who spent most of the first night of the fire beating civilians and volunteer firefighters alike into submission, that they may better fight the fire. Similarly, the police chief of the [[County of Collinebourg]], [[Erik Himmelreich]], appeared at the scene of the fire highly intoxicated, and after attempting to extinguish the flames, fell back to his home to recover what furniture was possible. Ultimately, Himmelreich was discovered in the wash house of a brothel Thursday morning, reaking of booze. | The fire department of Collinebourg at the time was a volunteer organization made up mostly of masons and carpenters. Hampering the efforts to extinguish the flames was the military commandant of Collinebourg, Giles de Cabronne, who spent most of the first night of the fire beating civilians and volunteer firefighters alike into submission, that they may better fight the fire. Similarly, the police chief of the [[County of Collinebourg]], [[Erik Himmelreich]], appeared at the scene of the fire highly intoxicated, and after attempting to extinguish the flames, fell back to his home to recover what furniture was possible. Ultimately, Himmelreich was discovered in the wash house of a brothel Thursday morning, reaking of booze. | ||
All throughout the night, [[Grand Duke of Yonderre]] [[Giles IV de Mortain]] rode through [[Collinebourg]], organizing the battle against the flames enfulging the city. On the morning of Thursday, 21 October 1728, Giles IV had organized a human chain from the river [[Peritonne]] to the western quarter of Collinebourg most | All throughout the night, [[Grand Duke of Yonderre]] [[Giles IV de Mortain]] rode through [[Collinebourg]], organizing the battle against the flames enfulging the city. On the morning of Thursday, 21 October 1728, Giles IV had organized a human chain from the river [[Peritonne]] to the western quarter of Collinebourg most affected by the fire. Several houses throughout the city were demolished to stall the spreading of the fire. The [[Ducal Life Guard Division|Life Guards of Foot of the Grand Duke]] charged the fire with brooms around [[Nouvelle-Estia]], beating the flames back. Ultimately, the fire died on the morning of October 23, largely due to a heavy downpour of rain. Contemporary written records report that the fire was stopped by "GOD, and GOD alone". | ||
The ultimate number of fatalitites to the Great Fire of Collinebourg is unknown but estimated to be around 20. Because of the fire, most of medieval Collinebourg burnt away. Because of the fire, new laws were introduced that demanded new houses be built with a certain amount of bricks to be more resistant to fire, rather than the medieval timber framing that had previously made up much of Collinebourg. | The ultimate number of fatalitites to the Great Fire of Collinebourg is unknown but estimated to be around 20. Because of the fire, most of medieval Collinebourg burnt away. Because of the fire, new laws were introduced that demanded new houses be built with a certain amount of bricks to be more resistant to fire, rather than the medieval timber framing that had previously made up much of Collinebourg. | ||