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The Great Fire of Chicago

The Great Fire of Chicago started on October 8th, 1871 (Sunday)﻿.

It started in the barn of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Catherine ﻿O'Leary.

Many people believe that one of the O'Leary's cows kicked a lantern and started the fire.

After two days rain began to fall and on the morning of October 10, 1871 the fire finally died out.

The fire left complete devastation in the heart of the city.

At least 300 people were dead, 100,000 people were left homeless, and 200 million dollars worth of property was destroyed.

When the fire at the O'Leary's house started the firefighters were sent to the wrong home, and by the time they got to the O'Leary's home the fire was out of control.

This event was a great mile stone in the city's history.

Sited Sources

@http://www.chicagohs.org/history/fire.html


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