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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...
It began on the evening of October 8, 1871, and burned until the morning of October 10. About a third of Chicago was destroyed, 300 lives were lost, and nearly 100,000 people were left homeless. Immediately after the fire, a great rebuilding of the city began.
1 cze 2024 · Great Chicago Fire, conflagration that began on October 8, 1871, and burned until early October 10, devastating an expansive swath of the city of Chicago. The fire, the most famous in American history, claimed about 300 lives, destroyed some 17,450 buildings, and caused $200 million in damage.
27 wrz 2023 · The Great Fire of Chicago started on October 8, 1871, at around 9 o’clock in the evening until the morning of the 10th. The two-day legendary fire was estimated to have killed 300 people and left 100,000 homeless, cost around $200 million in damages, and destroyed a 3.3-square mile part of the city.
The fire completely destroyed the heart of Chicago including an area four miles long and nearly a mile wide. Over 17,000 buildings were destroyed and 100,000 people were left homeless from the fire. No one is sure how many people died in the fire, but estimates put the number of dead at around 300.
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.
