Great Chicago Fire - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 fire began in a neighborhood southwest of ...
Great Chicago Fire | Cause, Deaths, & Facts | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · 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.
Chicago Fire of 1871 ‑ Great, Map & Cause - HISTORY
WEBMar 4, 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...
What (or Who) Caused the Great Chicago Fire? | Smithsonian
WEBOct 4, 2012 · Residents noticed that a freakish wind whipped the flames into great walls of fire more than 100 feet high, a meteorological phenomenon called “convection whirls”—masses of overheated air rising...
The Chicago Fire of 1871 and the 'Great Rebuilding'
WEBOn October 8, 1871, a fire broke out in a barn on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. For more than 24 hours, the fire burned through the heart of Chicago, killing 300 people and leaving one-third of the city's population homeless.
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and Its Aftermath - ThoughtCo
WEBJul 3, 2019 · The Great Chicago Fire destroyed a major American city, making it one of the most destructive disasters of the 19th century. A Sunday night blaze in a barn quickly spread, and for approximately 30 hours the flames roared through Chicago, consuming hastily constructed neighborhoods of immigrant housing as …
Chicago’s Great Fire, 150 Years Later - Smithsonian Magazine
WEBOct 13, 2021 · The Great Chicago Fire sparked on DeKoven Street and would go on to raze huge swaths of the Illinois city, killing as many as 300 people and leaving 100,000 more without homes. People of all ...
An eyewitness account of the Great Chicago Fire, 1871
WEBThe Great Chicago Fire of 1871 killed nearly 300 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed over $190 million worth of property, and leveled the entire central business district of the city.
Chicago on Fire | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
WEBThe Sunday morning sun rises on four city blocks destroyed by a fire that had burned through the night. The city's 185 firefighters are exhausted. In the last week there...
Great Chicago Fire begins | October 8, 1871 | HISTORY
WEBNov 24, 2009 · The Great Chicago Fire of 1971 begins, a two‑day blaze that killed between 200 and 300 people, destroyed 17,450 buildings, left 100,000 homeless and caused an estimated $200 million in damages.