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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. [ 3 ]
"The whole earth, or all we saw of it, was a lurid yellowish red," wrote one survivor. "Everywhere dust, smoke, flames, heat, thunder of falling walls, crackle of fire, hissing of water, panting of engines, shouts, braying of trumpets, roar of wind, confusion, and uproar." Date: 1871: Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-23436) Author
The fire eventually stopped after burning itself out, which was helped by rain that had started on the night of October 9. The fire killed around 300 people, burned 2,112 acres, and cost $222 million. The fire would spur Chicago and many other cities to enact new building codes to help prevent fires from breaking out and spreading as far. [15]
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Great Chicago Fire, 1871 FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American Creator Original by Currier & Ives, exact author unknown; crop by GreenMeansGo. Support as nominator – Moonreach 19:34, 8 October 2024 (UTC) I'm not sure my !vote counts, but yes, I do think this is an extremely important historical image.
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