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- The Great Chicago Fire happened in Chicago, Illinois. The fire started
on the southwest side of the city.
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- The fire started on Sunday, October 8 1871 at 9:00 p.m. It’s
said that part of the problem that the fire started is because it was a
warm & dry day and that there were very strong winds.
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- Legend says the fire started when Mrs. Patrick O'Leary's cow kicked over
a lantern. Since that is just a legend we don’t know if it is quite
accurate.
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- The fire started out in the southwest side of the city and burned down 3
and ½ sq. mi. of the city. The fire burned for more than 24 hours.
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- 17,450 buildings were destroyed, 300 people were left dead, 90,000
people were left homeless, and $200 million of property was lost.
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- I think this fire could have been prevented by not having a lantern
where a cow is without a person. Also with today’s technology the fire
could have been stopped more quickly then it did.
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- Since the disaster the city has been rebuilt and people are a little
more cautious when they leave any fire hazards by a cow.
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- World Almanac 2005
- World Book Encyclopedia 2001 Volume 3
- Chicago 977.3 STE
- www.chipublib.org/004chicago/timeline/great
- www.prarieghosts.com www.chicagohs.com
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