History of firefighting Europe at the time, was the scene of several great fires in the 16th century. As a consequence, King Charles IX disbanded the residents' night watches and left the king's watches as the only one responsible for checking crimes and fires. London suffered great fires in 798, 982, 989, 1212 and above all in 1666 (the Great Fire of London). The Great Fire of 1666 started in a baker's shop on Pudding Lane, consumed about two square miles (5 km²) of the city, leaving tens of thousands homeless. Prior to this fire, London had no organized fire protection system. Afterwards,
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding Adventure of the Christmas Pudding" was adapted for radio by BBC Radio 4 on 25 December 2004 with John Moffatt in the role of Poirot. "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding" and "Four and Twenty Blackbirds" have been turned into Anime, on the series "Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple" (2004), episode 19 and 20. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 24 October 1960. It is the