CHICAGO (CBS) -- On the night of Sunday, Oct. 8, 1871, a fire broke out in or ... It of course became known as the Great Chicago Fire. Firsthand accounts of the fire were colorful and horrific.

In comparison, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 spanned just 2,124 acres, or 3.3 square miles. Ongoing California wildfires have scorched nearly 30,000 acres, forcing evacuations and prompting ...

Fall 1871: Chicago is a tinderbox ... interested to pick up large cinders about our house... We learned of the great fire that had occurred the night before... It was a wonder that these huge ...

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 reduced the city’s entire commercial center and adjoining residential neighborhoods to a smoking ruin. It killed an estimated 300 people and left about 90,000 ...

Mr. Smith is the author of “Chicago’s Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City.” When the monumental fire of October 1871 struck Chicago, the city, which had ...

Inspired by "the story and spirit of Chicagoans," the new badge’s imagery reflects a key moment in the Windy City’s history, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 that laid the foundations for the ...

As an architect specializing in single-family residences throughout the Los Angeles area, I’ve witnessed firsthand how urban disasters fundamentally ...