[1] Lilla Edet was the smallest of three settlements that were burnt down in Sweden on 25 June 1888.
[2] The triple fire was widely reported and one collection in California raised $5,000[3] and blankets and tents were sent from New Zealand.
[4] The town Lilla Edet is situated on the eastern side of the Göta älv, a main river on the west coast of Sweden.
A canal lock system was built at Lilla Edet as early as 1607, becoming the first of its kind in Sweden.
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