Have you ever thought about how terrifying that nice, warm fire, in your house could actually be? The Chicago Fire was a very tragic event that happened in October of 1871. The Chicago Fire killed up to 300 people and also left around 100,000 people homeless. The fire had took down everything engulfing anything that it had touched. Every Single house, all the streets, and the sidewalks were all made up of wood and the fact that Chicago was super dry did not help at all. The fire eventually came to an end after two days of burning with the help fireman and rain that had come the night before the fire ended.
“The Great Chicago Fire began on the night of October 8, in or around a barn located on the property of Patrick