[DOC] [TLE] Chicago Fire of 1871 - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] Find out more about the history of Chicago Fire of 1871, including videos, ... 
burned from October 8 to October 10, 1871, and destroyed thousands of 
buildings, ... More than 17,000 structures were destroyed and damages were 
estimated at ... and transportation hub with an estimated population of more than 
1 million people. [DOC] [TLE] Oct. 8, 1871: The day America burned | MNN - Mother Nature Network [PAR] Jul 15, 2013 ... No one knows the exact moment that any of the fires began, or the causes ... fire 
and more than 17,000 buildings were destroyed, including Chicago town hall. ... 
So what caused all of these fires and the massive loss of lives,... [DOC] [TLE] The Great Chicago Fire Wasn't Started by a Cow - Today I Found Out [PAR] May 28, 2013 ... The Chicago Water Tower, one of the only public buildings in the burn ... miles of 
Chicago, Illinois, burning for two days in 1871between October ... It killed 
hundreds of people, left more than 100,000 homeless (nearly one third of 
Chicago's residents at the time), destroyed roughly 17,000 buildings, and... [DOC] [TLE] The Great Midwest Wildfires of 1871 - National Weather Service [PAR] From Sunday, October 8 through Tuesday, October 10, 1871 wildfires claimed ... 
The most famous fire struck Chicago, and claimed about 300 lives while 
destroying over three square miles of the city, including more than 17,000 
buildings. ... produced conditions conducive to large, rapidly-spreading fires 
should one ignite. [DOC] [TLE] Biggest Fires in History - Fire Extinguisher: 101 [PAR] This fire occurred on the evening of October 8, 1871. ... With all its wooden 
buildings, Chicago was kindling waiting to burn. ... This fire killed 300 people and 
destroyed more than 17,000 structures - over 2000 acres in 27 hours. ... her lamp, 
setting the barn on fire and starting the spread of one of the biggest fires in history
. [DOC] [TLE] What Started the Great Chicago Fire? | Wonderopolis [PAR] From October 8-10, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire burned out of control, quickly ... 
The fire destroyed over 17,000 buildings and left over 100,000 people homeless. 
In total ... Even today, no one knows for sure what started the fire. ... Most 
scientists have been unable to find enough evidence to support these other 
theories. [DOC] [TLE] The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 - Daily Kos [PAR] May 12, 2015 ... One of these barns was on DeKoven Street on the West Side. ... On the afternoon 
of October 7, 1871, a large fire had broken out that leveled four city blocks in 17 
hours ... Most of Downtown and much of the North Side was destroyed. Over 
17,000 buildings burned, leaving 100,000 residents homeless. [DOC] [TLE] The Chicago Fire - Genealogy Trails [PAR] October 8-9, 1871 ... alarm from box 342, for a fire which proved to be the most 
disastrous in the world's history. ... ("History of the Great Chicago Fire", published 
1871) ... By midnight the fire had jumped the river's south branch and by 1:30 
a.m., the ... Thousands of buildings are destroyed; among them are all the banks, 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Top 10 Most Famous Fires in History - Toptenz.net [PAR] Mar 18, 2011 ... In fact, so common have these infernos been throughout history that nearly ... 
While not as large a fire as the one in Chicago the year before or the fire that was 
... While exact figures on the number of buildings destroyed may never be ... 
much of Chicago in October, 1871, leaving more that 17,000 structures... [DOC] [TLE] Fire Prevention and Fire Safety - City of Gatesville [PAR] On Oct. 9, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire started. This tragic fire killed some 300 
people, left 100,000 homeless and destroyed more than 17,000 structures. One... [DOC] [TLE] Out of the ashes: Cities destroyed by fire and rebuilt - MSN.com [PAR] With the 145th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire on Oct. 8, we take a

Question: One of these destroyed more than 17,000 buildings in Chicago in October 1871
Answer: a fire