The Palace of Westminster, the medieval royal palace used as the home of the British parliament, was largely destroyed by fire on 16 October 1834. The blaze was caused by the burning of small wooden tally sticks which had been used as part of the accounting procedures of the Exchequer until 1826. The sticks were disposed of carelessly in the two furnaces under the House of Lords, which caused a chimney fire in the two flues that ran under the floor of the Lords' chamber and up through the walls.
L'incendie du Parlement s'est produit le à Londres. Le palais de Westminster, le palais utilisé comme siège du Parlement du Royaume-Uni, est en grande partie détruit par l'incendie. La cause de l'incendie est l'embrasement de bâtons de comptage, mis au rebut de manière négligente dans les fours situés sous la Chambre des lords, ce qui provoque un feu de cheminée qui se propage.
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