The Great Chicago Fire

On October 9^th, 1871 a fire started in a barn near DeKoven Street in Chicago, Illinois. The fire spread quickly because of the drought that the city was in and because the city used wood for building all of their homes and buildings. The city underestimated the risk that the fire had on the city and did not deal with it properly. The fire burned steadily for two days until the city had rain that put out the rest of the fire. Around 300 people died and 100,000 were homeless. At this time the fire was bad for the city because it destroyed many people and their lives leaving them out on the streets. But, in the long run the fire was good for the city because it helped it rebuild and become even more prosperous and successful than it was before the fire had occurred. This even t had a huge influence on Chicago as well as many other major cities in the U.S. and Britain because of their money donations to help get the city back up and running. It helped put Chicago where it is today. I don’t appreciate the event or loathe it. I don’t appreciate that it killed 300 people and left one third of the city homeless but I also don’t loathe it for doing this. It helped to make Chicago what it is now so I don’t appreciate it or loathe it I stand in the middle.