Easy (6-8)
This disaster involved a huge, fast-moving in a city.
Fire
The Great Chicago Fire started in this year.
1871
About how many people lost their homes after the fire?
100,000 people
The city where the fire happened.
Chicago
The fire lasted about this many days.
2 days
Around this many buildings were destroyed.
17,000 buildings
The fire destroyed many of these tall city structures.
Buildings
A popular legend says this animal may have started the fire.
Cow
The fire stopped partly because of this weather event.
Rain
Many buildings were made of this material, which burns easily.
Wood
This weather condition helped the fire spread quicikly.
Dry weather or drought
One reason the fire spread so fast was that the city had many of this type of building.
Wood buildings
This is what firefighters use to try to stop fires.
Water
Strong helped carry the fire across the city.
Wind
After the fire, Chicago did this quickly, becoming even bigger.
Rebuild