Story kiosk location
- Southwest corner of Elgin & Nepean
Important dates
- 1916 – A great fire raged from Feb 3rd – 4th, destroying most of the Parliament buildings.
Audiofile
- No
What happened here?
- On February 3, 1916 while the House of Commons was in session a fire erupted and within hours only the library remained. Seven died, and many believed that the fire had been the work of German sympathizers.