Tenants would not know about the menace before the fire struck.

During a very cold day in December 1933, fire struck the college again, this time destroying it completely.

Nineteen months later, on March 7, 1857, fire struck the church.

The two lower parts have remained open to the public while the repairs were being made to the top part, where the fire struck.

In 1413 another fire struck the city, and 14 churches were destroyed.

Another fire struck the city in 1782 - and again the church was badly damaged.

A second large fire struck the downtown area on March 27, 2007.

When fire struck a society member, other members rushed for assistance.

However it was still left vacant until a fire struck in 1956.

"The fire struck while the building was at a very vulnerable stage," he said.