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The most famous fire in American history is the Chicago fire of 1871. It is also called the Great Chicago Fire. It began on the evening of October 8, 1871, and burned until the morning of October 10.
The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km 2) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless.
4 mar 2010 · The Chicago Fire of 1871, also called the Great Chicago Fire, burned from October 8 to October 10, 1871, and destroyed thousands of buildings, killed an estimated 300 people and caused an...
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4 mar 2021 · The Great Chicago Fire killed around 300 people. Thankfully, in the morning of October 10, 1871, rain started to aid firefighters in extinguishing the fire. The Great Chicago Fire spread around 3.3 miles.
1869 Map of Chicago, showing the burned area after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, including the starting point of O’Leary’s barn (red dot). (1871)
8 paź 2015 · The fire burned for nearly two days from Oct. 8 to Oct. 10, killing hundreds and destroying a little over 3 square miles of the city, mostly centered in the city's downtown business district.
