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Fire at Hotel de Villeroy Versailles and Storm Damage
Reports from Paris and Versailles describe a violent fire at the Hotel de Villeroy in Versailles engulfing hay filled garrets and leading to forced entry as iron plating blocked access. Guards and Life Guards aided with pumps and carpenters, while the Duke de Villeroy faced losses estimated above 25 000 crowns. The same gale injured Marshal Duke de Estrees and damaged dining room doors and wainscoting, with several attendants hurt.
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Hotel de Villeroy
Versailles
Palace of Versailles
Loti
Triel
Chace
Duke de Estrees
Rennes
Bretagne