Fire, flood or disaster · 02.05.1913
Fifty-seven houses burn in Kantreküla, Viljandi
Kantrekülas Viljandis põleb 57 maja
Before noon on 2 May 1913 the fire bells rang for Kantremaa, the poor suburb a verst from Viljandi on the station road. The fire began in an old windmill that now ran on a motor: its petrol exploded, and a strong wind blew burning shingles from roof to roof. There was hardly any water, which had to be carted a verst from town. Reservists drilling nearby rushed to help, people piled their belongings in the streets and gardens, but 57 houses were lost. Many residents were away at work in the fields and came back to nothing.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
2. mai ennelõunal 1913 andsid tulekellad teada põlengust Kantremaal, vaesemas eeslinnas versta kaugusel Viljandist vaksalitee ääres. Tuli sai alguse endisest tuuleveskist, mis töötas nüüd mootoriga: bensiin plahvatas ja tugev tuul kandis põlevaid laaste katuselt katusele. Vett peaaegu polnud, seda tuli vedada linnast versta tagant. Lähedal õppusel olnud tagavaraväelased tõttasid appi, inimesed kuhjasid kraami tänavatele ja aedadesse, kuid 57 maja hävis. Paljud elanikud olid parajasti tööl ja tulid tagasi tühja koha peale.