According to the records of the Furukubo family who served as the Kyoto chodai (town officials who assist government officials called Machi Doshiyori or Machi Nanushi in the Edo Period), the fire ravaged an area of 1,424 towns and destroyed 36,797 houses (equivalent to 65,340 families), 201 Buddhist temples and 37 shrines.
京都の町代を務めた古久保家の記録によれば、焼失した町1,424・焼失家屋36,797（65,340世帯相当）・焼失寺院201・焼失神社37とされる。