▁central ▁commercial ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁replacing ▁the ▁small ▁and ▁crow ded ▁wooden ▁buildings ▁with ▁two - story ▁brick ▁mer ch ants ' ▁and ▁craft s emen ' s ▁houses , ▁inspired ▁by ▁those ▁in ▁Austria , ▁having ▁their ▁sh ops ▁and ▁w are h ouses ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁and ▁the ▁habit ation ▁at ▁the ▁second ▁floor . ▁ ▁Background ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁Buch ar est ▁were ▁made ▁out ▁of ▁wood , ▁which , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁crow ded ▁narrow ▁streets , ▁made ▁them ▁pr one ▁to ▁fire . ▁The ▁constant ▁danger ▁made ▁this ▁a ▁concern ▁ever ▁since ▁the ▁Ph an ari ote ▁era , ▁when ▁fire ▁watch es ▁were ▁organized ▁around ▁the ▁Ag h ia ▁and ▁the ▁Sp ă tar ' s ▁residence . ▁During ▁the ▁Organ ic ▁Reg ulations ▁era , ▁a ▁modern ▁fire men ▁squad ▁was ▁organized , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁Western ▁European ▁p ump ers . ▁ ▁The ▁fire ▁The ▁fire ▁started ▁during ▁the ▁afternoon ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Cl uc er ess ▁Z oi ța ▁D rug ă ne as ca , ▁near ▁the ▁met och ion ▁of ▁the ▁B uz ă u ▁bishop ric , ▁at ▁the ▁St . ▁Dem et ri us ▁Church . ▁▁ ▁The ▁strong ▁southern ▁wind ▁( a ust ru ) ▁helped ▁it ▁to ▁spread ▁in ▁a ▁tri angular ▁area ▁with ▁one ▁corner ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁where ▁it ▁started ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁vertices ▁going ▁one ▁towards ▁Cur te a ▁Ve che ▁and ▁the ▁Art