It was a tragedy London was never before, starting with a fire that erupted in an East End bakery on July 1666.
The fire quickly spread and continued to burn for several days, consuming large swathes of the city and killing thousands.
Thanks to a variety of maps created for Minecraft, gamers now have the first-person perspective of The Great Fire of London.
Gamers are offered an insider's view of the Great Fire of London, thanks to a range of specially designed maps that can be played in the hit game Minecraft. Minecraft
MINECRAFT FIRE MAPS
The Museum of London has produced the Minecraft maps to commemorate 350 years since the blaze broke out.
Players can navigate the burning city with a series of mini-games.
The second map will show how the fire spread across the city. The map will be released in the coming months.
Players will be able to recreate the Great Fire through a number of mini games, while tongues of flame burn in the world of blocks.
Playing as a journalist from the London Gazette, whose offices were claimed by the flames on the second day of the fire gamers will pick out the household items that need to be saved.
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The second map, to be released next month shows how the fire spread across the city from Thomas Farriner's bakery (pictured).
Mini games allow players to relive the Great Fire. They can join fire fighters fighting the flames with traditional tools of their trade such as replicas of the 17th Century firetruck (pictured) or leather buckets.
They can then walk around different terrains, such as mountains, forests and caves. For a bird's eye view, players can fly up in the air.
Players are now able to experience virtual reality with the game being launched for the Oculus Rift.
Joshua Blair, the museum's digital learning coordinator, explained that the first map of the Great Fire1666 series let us immerse users in London's life and its times in 1666. We were able to recreate the narrow streets and iconic landmarks such as St Paul's Cathedral or London Bridge to create the setting for the fire.
He added: 'This new map is where the Great Fire story really unfolds and we hope that players will be enthralled by the most important event in the history of London in a fun and engaging way.'
According to the creators of the game the mini-games are a draw for historical figures, including King Charles II, Thomas Farriner - whose bakery started the blaze - and the famous diarist Samuel Pepys, who documented the blaze.
The game is part of the museum's Great Fire 1666 exhibit that runs through April 2017.
Players will be able to download the maps for PC and Mac from 2 September.
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