THE FIRE
AFFECTS OF FIRE
REBUILDING
THEORIES
100
What date did the fire start
What is October 8th 1871
100
What district was destroyed
What is business district
100
How much money today would it cost to rebuild
What is $200 million
100
What kind of shower could have started it
What is meteor shower
200
How long did the fire last
What is one day
200
How many miles long and wide did it burn
What is four miles long and one mile wide
200
How much money was donated
What is $5 million
300
What helped move the fire
What is winds
300
How many people killed
What is 300 people
300
Where was rubble taken
What is Lake Michigan
400
Why didn't firefighters get there sooner
What is they went to the wrong neighborhood
400
How many buildings lost
What is 17,500 buildings
400
What kind of bricks were used to rebuild
What is clay bricks
500
What was another cause of the fire
What is very dry weather
500
What fraction of the population was left homeless
What is 1/3
500
After fire what was required in all buildings
What is fire escapes
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