Soon the fire spread to the northwest of the capital, and overnight Suzakumon, Daigokuden, the Daigakuryo Organization and Minbusho Department, etc., were reduced to ashes.
災はまたたく間に都の西北に向かって燃え広がり、朱雀門・大極殿・大学寮・民部省などが一夜のうちに灰燼に帰した。