1900 Hull-Ottawa fire

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The Hull-Ottawa fire of 1900 was a devastating fire in 1900 that destroyed much of Hull, Quebec and large portions of Ottawa, Ontario. On April 26 a defective chimney on a house in Hull started a fire. On a windy day the fire quickly spread between the wooden houses. Along the river were the large lumber companies, and huge amounts of stacked lumber that quickly ignited. Two thirds of Hull was destroyed. The fire also spread across the wooden Chaudière Bridge and destroyed a large swath of western Ottawa from the Lebreton Flats south to Dow's Lake.

Seven people were killed in the blaze, and eight thousand were made homeless. More were killed by disease in the densely packed tent cities where the people were forced to live afterwards.