中文摘要：

文章通过从城市历史、政治、社会等多方面切入，对比1666年伦敦大火与1911年汉口大火的比较研究，发现二者的异同点，从而深入剖析两场城市大火对城市形态以及城市发展带来的影响，并分析它们造成不同影响的不同条件与因素，从而更加本质地看待城市大火在城市发展中的作用。

英文摘要：

The paper focuses on the comparison of London Fire Hazard in 1666 and Hankow Fire Hazard in 1911 from different perspectives including history, politics, society, etc. Based on the commons and differences, the paper analyzes how city disasters （the ifre） impact the development of a city both from society and the spatial form. Meanwhile it analyzes the causes that lead to those different effects in order to view the role of the ifre in urban development.