On the night that Polly Nichols (Mary Ann-Nichols) was murdered,two fires broke out at the London Docks, on the night of the 30th of August, 1888. The fire at the London Docks on the the night that Polly Nichols was murdered, broke out at around 8.45PM. They burned well into the night. And into the early morning hours of the 31st of August, 1888. The local fire brigade at Whitechapel Station was alerted to the fire at the Whitechapel Docks soon after the fire burst out. Every fire engine in the district was sent to deal with the flames that night. The fire broke out in a very dangerous part of the London Docks. This is because it was an area in the South Quay Warehouses. This warehouse was really the worst place a fire could start out in the docks, as it stored gin and brandy. The alcoholic spirits made the flames much worse, and intensified the fire. By 10.30PM that night, the fire was raging out of control. An enormous crowd had gathered to watch the fire. By 11PM that night, the fire started to diminish. By this time, the fire was raging for over two hours. The roof had been completely burned away. At midnight, the fire service was still trying to put out the flames of the London Dock fires.
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