It was a catastrophe London was never before, starting with a fire that erupted in an East End bakery on July 1666.
The fire quickly grew and continued to take over for days, consuming areas of the city and claiming thousands of homes.
Today, players can get the first-person perspective of the Great Fire of London, thanks to a range of specially designed maps that can be played in the hit game Minecraft.
Gamers can enjoy a first person perspective of the Great Fire of London, thanks to a variety of specially made maps which can be played in the cult game Minecraft
MINECRAFT FIRE MAPS
The Museum of London created the Minecraft maps to mark 350 years since the start of the blaze.
A series of mini-games lets players to explore the city's burning streets.
The second map will show how the fire spread throughout the city. It will be released next month.
The players will be able to revisit the Great Fire through a number of mini games, while flames blaze in the smoldering world around them.
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By playing as a journalist from the London Gazette, whose offices were destroyed by flames on the second day of the fire, players will choose which household items to save.
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The second map, to be released next month shows how the fire spread across the city from Thomas Farriner's bakery (pictured).
Participants will be able relive the Great Fire through a number of mini games. They will be able to join firefighters fighting the flames using traditional tools of the trade, including recreations of the 17th Century fire truck (pictured) and leather buckets
They can then explore various terrains, including mountains, forests and caves. For a bird's eye view, players can fly up in the air.
Players are now able to experience virtual reality with the game being launched for the Oculus Rift.
Joshua Blair, digital learning coordinator at the museum The museum's digital learning coordinator, Joshua Blair, said: "The first map in the Great Fire 1666 series has allowed us to fully make the players feel part of the history and culture of London in 1666, re-creating the narrow streets, wooden structures and iconic landmarks such as St Paul's Cathedral and London Bridge to set the scene for the fire.'
He added: 'This second map is where the Great Fire story really unfolds and we hope that players take pleasure in exploring this pivotal moment in London's history in a fun and entertaining way.'
According to its creators the mini-games attract historical figures such as King Charles II, Thomas Farriner (whose bakery was the cause of the fire) and Samuel Pepys (a famous diarist who wrote about the fire).
The game is part of the museum's Great Fire 1666 exhibit, which runs through April 2017.
The new maps will be available for download on Mac and PC from 2 September.
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