It was a tragedy London was never before, beginning with a fire that erupted in an East End bakery on July 1666.
The fire quickly spread, and continued to burn for a few days, consuming large swathes of the city and killing thousands of lives.
Today, players can get an in-person view of The Great Fire of London, thanks to a range of specially designed maps that can be played in the hit game Minecraft.
With a variety of maps designed specifically for Minecraft, gamers can get an in-person view of the Great Fire of London.
MINECRAFT FIRE MAPS
The Museum of London has produced the Minecraft maps to commemorate 350 years since the blaze broke out.
Players can take on the blaze city with a series of mini games.
The second map, which is scheduled to be released next month will detail how the fire started and spread through the city.
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Players will be able to recreate the Great Fire through a number of mini games as flames burn through the smoldering world around them.
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The second map, which is scheduled to be released in the coming months, will detail the way the fire started in the bakery of Thomas Farriner (pictured) and spread throughout the city.
Players will be able to relive the Great Fire through a number of mini games. They will be able to join fire fighters battling the flames with traditional tools that are used in the trade, such as recreations of the 17th Century fire truck (pictured) and leather buckets
They can then explore diverse terrains, such as caves and forests. For a birds-eye view, players can fly up in the air.
With the Oculus Rift now in the market, players can enter virtual reality.
Joshua Blair, the museum's digital learning coordinator, explained that the first map in the Great Fire1666 series allowed us to immerse users in London's life and the times of 1666. We were able to recreate the narrow streets and iconic landmarks such St Paul's Cathedral or 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 enjoyable way.'
According to its creators the mini-games are a draw for historical figures like 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 forms part of the museum's Great Fire 1666 exhibition, which runs until April 2017.
The new maps will be available for download on Mac and PC starting 2 September.