During the more than 200 years from its formation to its gradual disappearance, Guangzhou Thirteen Foreign Firms had many fires. 1822, a cake shop near shisanhang caught fire, which affected shisanhang. The fire burned for two days, and many houses in Guan Yi and Yang Hang were destroyed, resulting in heavy losses.

According to later statistics, 1 1 only five foreign banks were not burned. All the goods of foreign businessmen were burned, and all the houses and warehouses of Hong Kong businessmen were reduced to ashes, involving more than 1,000 houses and shops nearby. The second fire was after the Opium War. /kloc-more than 0/00 British soldiers robbed the fruit shop opened by China people in front of the foreign firm and scratched the owner with knives, which aroused the indignation of the people in Guangzhou. In the middle of the night, Guangzhou people set fire to the British Commercial Pavilion. The officers and men of Guangzhou Qing government went to put out the fire, but they were blocked by dense stones thrown by the masses and could not move forward. The fire didn't go out until the next day.

The third fire was during the Second Opium War. In order to prevent China soldiers and civilians from attacking foreign commercial pavilions, the British troops stationed in Shisanxing area demolished a large number of houses around Shisanxing area, leaving a clearing to prevent China soldiers and civilians from attacking. 12 14 Late at night, Guangzhou people who hated the invaders lit a fire from the ruins of the demolished shops, and the fire spread to the foreign merchant building on Line 13. /kloc-it was burned at the American-French Commercial Pavilion in the early morning of 0/5, and it was extended to the British Commercial Pavilion at 2 pm. By 5: 00 p.m., the thirteen-line area was all reduced to ashes except one house. According to the then magistrate Hua in the book "Touching the Fan", "Looking at the fire at night is colorful and shining, which is said to be caused by the burning of jewelry." The British army lost its stronghold and was forced to withdraw its warships moored on the Pearl River. Thirteen lines of business district has ended history since then.

1965438+July 2005 13, when Guangzhou was flooded, there was an accidental fire in the area around Shisanhang, which affected Tongxing Street, which specializes in kerosene and matches. The oil tank exploded, the oil floated on the water, and the fire followed the oil flow. The fire spread to Dajitou, Henan Province through ships connected end to end on the Pearl River, and the two sides of the Pearl River became a sea of fire. At the same time, it is difficult to rescue them because the street is several feet deep. The fire lasted for two days and two nights, and 25 streets were reduced to ashes, burning down more than 2,000 merchants and households, causing huge loss of life and property. It is required to "lease" the sand surface west of the ruins of the commercial building area of 13 line to rebuild a new commercial building area.