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The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km 2 ) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. [ 3 ]
School fire. Cause. Not officially determined. Deaths. 95. On Monday, December 1, 1958, a fire broke out at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, Illinois, shortly before classes were to be dismissed for the day. The fire originated in the basement near the foot of a stairway. The elementary school was operated by the Archdiocese of Chicago ...
Two pieces of lumber that survived the fire. The Peshtigo fire was a large forest fire on October 8, 1871, in northeastern Wisconsin, United States, including much of the southern half of the Door Peninsula and adjacent parts of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The largest community in the affected area was Peshtigo, Wisconsin, which had a ...
On this day in history, Oct. 8, 1871, a terrible fire broke out on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, killing 300 people and leaving a third of the city's population homeless.
The Great Chicago Fire, its 150th anniversary approaching Oct. 8, deserves attention, but this has always been — more so than any place I can think of — a city defined by fires, punctuating ...
Bible found opened to Psalm 106 and 107 one of few objects to survive deadliest fire in US history. When the smoke cleared, little was left intact. It was almost as if a town had never even ...
Joseph Henry Hudlun. . (m. 1855) . Children. 9, including Joanna Snowden Porter. Anna Elizabeth Hudlun (née Lewis; 6 February 1840 – 21 November 1914) was an African American humanitarian and civic worker, who earned the names "Fire Angel" and "Chicago's Grand Old Lady" for her work with victims of the city's great fires in 1871 and 1874.
2002–present. Rank. Lieutenant. Badge No. 1068 (season 1) 1751 (seasons 2–present) Kelly Benjamin Severide is a fictional character on the NBC drama Chicago Fire. As the 2nd shift's lieutenant at Firehouse 51, Severide is the leader of Rescue Squad 3. Severide is portrayed by Taylor Kinney.