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Fire that destroyed much of Smyrna/İzmir, soon after Turkey recaptured the city from Greece
The burning of Smyrna ( "Smyrna Catastrophe";, "1922 İzmir Fire";, Zmyuṙnio Mets Hrdeh) destroyed much of the port city of Smyrna (modern İzmir, Turkey) in September 1922. Eyewitness reports state that the fire began on 13 September 1922 and lasted until it was largely extinguished on 22 September. It began four days after the Turkish military captured the city on 9 September, effectively ending t... Wikipedia