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p>It was a disaster London had never seen before, beginning with a fire in an East End bakery on July 1666.

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p>The fire quickly spread and continued to rage for a few days, consuming vast areas of the city and claiming thousands.

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p>Now gamers are being offered the first-person perspective of the Great Fire of London, thanks to a number of specially made maps which can be played in the hit game Minecraft.

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p>Gamers are being offered the first-person view of The Great Fire of London, thanks to a number of specially-designed maps that can be played in the popular game Minecraft. Minecraft

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p>MINECRAFT FIRE MAPS

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p>The Museum of London has produced the Minecraft maps to commemorate the 350th anniversary of when the fire broke out.

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p>A series of mini-games allow players to navigate through the city's burning streets.

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p>The second map will show how the fire spread throughout the city. It will be released in the coming months.

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p>Through several mini games players will be able experience the Great Fire as their tongues go up in the slick world.

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p>Playing as a journalist from the London Gazette, whose offices were destroyed by flames on the second day of the fire gamers will pick out the household items that need to be saved.

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p>The second map, which will be released in the coming months, shows how the fire spread throughout the city starting with Thomas Farriner's bakery (pictured).

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p>Mini games will let players relive the Great Fire. They can join fire fighters fighting the flames with traditional tools of their trade, including replicas of the 17th Century firetruck (pictured) or buckets made of leather.

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p>They can then explore various terrains, including mountains, forests and caves. For a birds-eye view, players can fly up in the air.

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p>Players are now able to experience virtual reality, thanks to the game launching for the Oculus Rift.

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p>Joshua Blair, digital learning coordinator at the museum said: 'The very first map of the Great Fire 1666 series has allowed us to fully immerse players in the history and culture of London in 1666, re-creating the narrow streets, wooden buildings and iconic landmarks like St Paul's Cathedral and London Bridge to set the scene for the fire.'

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p>He added: 'This new map is the place where the Great Fire story really unfolds and we hope that players enjoy getting to grips with this watershed moment in London's history in a fun and entertaining way.'

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p>According to its creators the mini-games are a draw for historical figures including King Charles II, Thomas Farriner - whose bakery ignited the fire and the famous diarist Samuel Pepys, who documented the blaze.

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p>The game forms part of the museum's Great Fire 1666 exhibition that will run until April 2017.

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p>Players will be available to download the latest maps for PC and Mac starting on the 2nd of September.

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