6h 38min, oct 9, 1871 y - Wood Buildings

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As the Chicago Fire burns on it spreads extremely easily because most of the buildings at the time were made out of wood. The buildings were also extremely close together and because they were made of wood they didn't last long when they caught fire.


McNeil D.C., Betty Ann (2017) "Daughters of Charity Recall the 1871 Chicago Fire: 'It traveled like lightning.'," Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 34: Iss. 1, Article 3. Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/vhj/vol34/iss1/3

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