0h 29min, oct 10, 1871 y - Firefighters Start Making Progress
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With the rain coming down and the fire starting to run out of fuel the firefighter start making good progress in putting the fire out. Slowly but surely the fire is getting smaller and smaller and the people of Chicago are starting to feel some relief.Catherine O’leary, 1871, Recollection. Abakanowicz Research Center. Chicago History Museum.
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0h 29min, oct 10, 1871 y
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