On Sept. 25, 1935, a spectacular fire swept Colonial Wharf, starting in a warehouse for rubber, tea and spirits - and burning for four days.
A news dispatch said:
"Blazing debris fell on four barges, destroying them, and streams of molten rubber ran down and blocked the drains, while a film of burning rubber spread over the Thames."
The 60-pump fire destroyed a seven-story building.
Colonial Wharf is located in Wapping, East London.
