| 1941 Santander fire | |
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| Date(s) | From 15 February to 16 February 1941. Some embers remained burning for 15 days. It started a little before 9:00 p.m. on 15 February. |
| Location | Santander,  Spain |
| Coordinates | 43°27′35″N 3°48′34″W / 43.459794°N 3.809361°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 14 ha |
| Land use | Mainly residential. |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 1 firefighter |
| Non-fatal injuries | 115 |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Probably a stove or fireplace, although it could also have been a short circuit. |
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The Santander fire of 1941 was a natural disaster that occurred in the Spanish city of Santander during the early morning hours of 15 February to 16 February 1941.[1] Occurring decades after the explosion of the steamship Cabo Machichaco (1893), it is considered the most devastating fire in the history of the city.
The fire destroyed a large part of the historic center of the city, including the cathedral, and caused a great change in the urban structure of Santander. Most of the damage was material, as thousands of families lost their homes and businesses. There was one fatality, a firefighter from Madrid, and more than a hundred people were injured. The fire is popularly known as the Andalusian fire because, curiously, it started on Cadiz Street and the flames were stopped at Seville Street.
- ^ Linares Argüelles, Mariano; Pindado Uslé, Jesús; Aedo Pérez, Carlos (1985). Gran enciclopedia de Cantabria (in Spanish). Vol. IV. Editorial Cantabria. p. 278. ISBN 84-86420-04-0.