Do You Want To Put Out The Great Fire Of London In MINECRAFT

It was a tragedy London has never experienced before, starting with a fire in an East End bakery on July 1666.

The fire quickly grew, and continued to burn for several days, engulfing large areas of the city, and claiming thousands of lives.

Now gamers are being offered the first-person perspective of The Great Fire of London, thanks to a variety of specially designed maps that can be played with the popular game Minecraft. MINECRAFT

Thanks to a range of maps specially created for Minecraft, gamers can get an in-person view of the Great Fire of London.

MINECRAFT FIRE MAPS

The Museum of London created the Minecraft maps to commemorate 350 years since the beginning of the blaze.

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

The second map, which is scheduled to be released in the coming months will show how the fire began and spread throughout the city.

The players will be able to relive the Great Fire through a number of mini games, as flames burn through the world of blocks.

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The second map that will be released next month , shows how the fire spread across the city starting with Thomas Farriner's bakery (pictured).

Mini games allow players to relive the Great Fire. They can join fire fighters fighting the flames using traditional tools which include recreations of a 17th Century firetruck (pictured) or leather buckets.

They can then explore diverse terrains, such as forests and caves. The players can also fly in the air for an aerial view of the surrounding landscape.

Players can now enter virtual reality, with the game being launched for the Oculus Rift.

Joshua Blair, digital learning coordinator at the museum said: 'The very first map in the Great Fire 1666 series has allowed us to take the visitors into the history and culture of London in 1666. It also reconstructed the narrow streets, wooden structures and iconic landmarks such as St Paul's Cathedral and London Bridge to set the scene of the fire.'

He said: 'This second map is where the Great Fire story really unfolds and we hope that players be enthralled by this watershed moment in the history of London in a fun and enjoyable way.'

According to its creators the mini-games draw in historical figures like King Charles II, Thomas Farriner - whose bakery ignited the fire and also the famous diarist Samuel Pepys, who documented the fire.

The game is part of the museum's Great Fire 1666 exhibition which will run until April 2017.

Players will be able to download the latest maps for PC and Mac from 2 September.