was still being extinguished. He dispatched four ships loaded with personnel, food, medicine, materials for shelters, and equipment. The town was rebuilt in the then contemporary Jugendstil (Art Nouveau). Modern historians have concluded that the fire was actually positive in terms of city development. The pre-fire city centre was extremely crowded, consisting mostly of old and cramped wood housing with only rudimentary sanitary facilities. References Fires in Norway 1904 in Norway 1904 fires in Europe Fire January 1904 events