[1] At about 2 a.m., two fires broke out simultaneously on the path along the Kanda River.
Due to strong seasonal winds, the fire spread and was carried throughout Tokyo by the Ryōgoku Bridge.
The fire destroyed 15,221 homes across over 100 acres, including much of the Edo period architecture.
[2][4] Kobayashi Kiyochika, an ukiyo-e artist of the period, made several sketches of the events.
His home, studio, and birthplace were all destroyed in the Ryōgoku fire.