Great Fire

 September 4, 1666 — the Great Fire of London.

Perhaps ironically, when we look at it from our own precisely contemporary perspective, this enormous conflagration was the prime instigator of the modern practice of home insurance. (Prior to 1666 only the concept really existed.)

Samuel Pepys famously saved his wine, some important documents and his Parmesan cheese from the ‘infinite fury’ of the fire by digging a big pit in the ground outside, prior to evacuation.

I wonder how many people in LA were aware of this option?