Great Chicago fire

Musham, H.A. (1941) The great Chicago Fire, Papers in Illinois State History and Transactions for the year 1940, 69-189. http //www.chicagohs.org/fire/intro/... 

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, many fires before it, and many since have stimulated research and action. As a result, we can prevent many fires today and minimize loss and damage. However, some still ignore the available knowledge, laws, and standards. Decision-makers sometimes cut initial costs for fire prevention measures in the hope that fire... 

The Great Chicago Fire was one of the most famous fires in U.S. history. The fire burned 17,000 buildings. Wood sidewalks in the city were just completed. The fire left 100,000 homeless. ... 

Bales, Richard, The Cause of the Great Chicago Fire and the Myth of Mrs. O Leary s Cow, McFarland Publishing Co., Jefferson, NC, 2002. 

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 provided at least two important lessons. One resulted from the inability of fire equipment to move down congested streets to a location where they could fight parts of the fire effectively. The other resulted from the rate at which the fire spread. The density of frame stractures on lots was a big factor. Fed by the wind, fire leapt from building to building very quickly. Undoubtedly,... 

One of tlie most legendary disasters occurred in Cliicago in October 1871. Tlie "Great Cliicago Fire," as it is now known, is alleged to liave started in a bam owned by Patrick O Leary, when one of liis cows overturned a lantern. The O Leary house escaped unlianned, since it was upwind of tlie blaze, but tlie bam was destroyed as well as 2124 acres of Chicago real estate. 

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