ier ▁before ▁am alg am ation ▁ ▁Sainte - F oy : ▁provided ▁fire ▁protection ▁to ▁Cap - R ou ge ▁and ▁l ' An ci enne - L or ette ▁ ▁S illery ▁ ▁Val - B é la ir ▁ ▁Lor ette ville ▁ ▁Saint - É mile ▁ ▁Lac ▁Saint - Char les ▁ ▁Saint - August in - de - Des ma ures ▁ ▁D uber ger ▁▁ ▁Ne uf ch ât el ▁ ▁Despite ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁fire ▁service , ▁Quebec ▁suffered ▁two ▁dev ast ating ▁fires : ▁ ▁Quebec ▁F ires ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁Quebec ▁would ▁face ▁two ▁dev ast ating ▁fires ▁resulting ▁in ▁ 5 0 ▁death , ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁buildings ▁lost , ▁ 2 2 0 0 0 ▁residents ▁losing ▁their ▁homes ▁or ▁business ▁and ▁caused ▁extensive ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁third ▁of ▁city ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁Fort ification ▁thus ▁sp aring ▁Old ▁Quebec ▁( La ▁Bas se - V ille ▁de ▁Québec ): ▁▁ ▁May ▁ 2 8 ▁- ▁the ▁first ▁fire ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁a ▁t ann ery ▁on ▁rue ▁Arag o ▁and ▁burn ed ▁down ▁wood ▁structures ▁in ▁the ▁Lower ▁Town ▁and ▁Saint ▁Ro ch ▁area ▁ ▁June ▁ 2 8 ▁- ▁the ▁second ▁fire ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁Town , ▁namely ▁in ▁St . ▁Jean ▁( Saint - Jean - B apt iste ) ▁and ▁St . ▁Louis ▁( Par liament ▁Hill ) ▁ ▁Great ▁Fire ▁of ▁Quebec