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

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

The fire quickly grew, and continued to rage for several days, consuming vast areas of the city, and claiming thousands of lives. MINECRAFT

The players are now able to get a first person view of The Great Fire of London, thanks to a range of specially-designed maps that can be played in the hit game Minecraft.

Gamers are being offered a first person view of the Great Fire of London, thanks to a range of specially designed maps that can be played in the popular game Minecraft

MINECRAFT FIRE MAPS

The Museum of London has produced the Minecraft maps to mark 350 years since the blaze broke out.

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

The second map will detail how the fire spread throughout the city. The map will be released in the coming months.

Players will be able to revisit the Great Fire through a number of mini games, as tongues of flame burn in the blocky world around them.

In playing as a reporter from the London Gazette, whose offices were claimed by the flames on the second day of the fire, gamers will pick out which household items to save.

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The second map, to be released in the coming months, will reveal how the fire began at the bakery of Thomas Farriner (pictured) and spread through the city.

Mini games will allow players to experience the Great Fire. They can join firefighters fighting the flames using traditional tools of their trade which include replicas of a 17th Century firetruck (pictured) or buckets made of leather.

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

Players can now experience virtual reality with the game now available for the Oculus Rift.

Joshua Blair, digital learning coordinator at the museum said: 'The very first map of the Great Fire 1666 series has allowed us to really make the players feel part of the life and times 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 of the fire.'

He said: 'This second map is where the Great Fire story really unfolds and we hope that players will enjoy getting to grips with the most important event in London's history in a fun and enjoyable way.'

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

The game forms part of the museum's Great Fire 1666 exhibition that runs through April 2017.

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