What Is Chicago Fire In 1871

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1871
, ,for Chicago, that was a year of growing. It had become the fastest growing city in the world. Since it was growing so fast and crowded, the buildings were very close together. The city was also made entirely of wood, so it wouldn’t be much of a surprise that fires broke out often. But this time was different. Maybe it was because of the drought that had deprived the city of water for more than 100 days before the fire, or maybe it was the fact that the fire department was wrongly informed. But more than 100 years later, this is the fire that was known to have torn apart the great windy city of Chicago.
It was just after 9 o’clock on October 8th when it happened. According to most legends it was a cow that knocked over a lantern that