What the records say
- When
- 8 Oct 1871 – 10 Oct 1871
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 41.87° N, 87.64° W
- Description
- 1871 conflagration in Chicago, Illinois
- Deaths
- 300
Great Chicago Fire
1871 conflagration in Illinois, US
The Great Chicago Fire burned in Chicago, Illinois, United States, during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed 17,000 structures across roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km2), and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. The fire began in a neighborhood southwest of the city center.
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- Wikidata: famines, epidemics and firesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Great Chicago Fire breaks out in Chicago, Illinois and burns for 2 days, killing 300 people, destroying 17,500 buildings and leaving 100,000 people homeless”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Beim großen Brand in Chicago brennt fast die ganze Stadt nieder”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “8 de octubre (domingo): en varios estados en el centro-norte de Estados Unidos, una grave sequía, fuertes vientos y altas temperaturas contribuyen a uno de los…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “米国シカゴで大火（ - 10月11日）”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page