The Horrible Fire In The City Of Chicago

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On October 8, 1871 a horrible fire struck the city of Chicago destroying everything they have and leaving the horrible memories behind. The fire roughly destroyed 3.3 square miles, and killed around 300 people and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. This disaster seemed to be started by a women and a cow being milked.

The theory is that the cow must have kicked over a lantern that was in the barn and since the city was very dry from not having rain in weeks upon weeks, causing the fire to jump street to street and house to house. Some of the other theories are that somebody started the fire on purpose or accusing the women in the barn milking the cow. How the fire really happened no one really knows. People greatly remember

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