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oct 9, 1871 - First Response

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At about midnight of the night, the fire started the first responders started showing up to try and stop the fire. At this point the fire has been spreading extremely fast and already covered a vast area of Chicago.


“The Great Fire,” Chicago Conflagration, October 11th, 1871

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oct 9, 1871
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~ 154 years ago

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