On September 5 at about 2:15 in the afternoon, the fire of 1913 began when a hot iron ignited a curtain, and the flames soon consumed the Pine Bluff House. Driven by high winds, the fire quickly spread to nearby wooden buildings, and by midnight 60 city blocks had been destroyed. Remembered as the largest urban fire in Arkansas history, it caused an estimated loss of $10 million, including at least 700 homes and 155 businesses, and left more than 2,500 people homeless. Among the buildings destroyed were the Garland County Courthouse, the Hot Springs High School, and the Iron Mountain Railroad Depot.