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The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km 2) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. [3] The fire began in a neighborhood southwest of ...
School fire. Cause. Not officially determined. Deaths. 95. On Monday, December 1, 1958, a fire broke out at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, Illinois, shortly before classes were to be dismissed for the day. The fire originated in the basement near the foot of a stairway. The elementary school was operated by the Archdiocese of Chicago ...
Ambulance 61 (S1–3; 5–6) Truck 81 (S3–5) Paramedic-in-Charge. (S1–3) Firefighter Candidate (S3-4) Firefighter/Paramedic (S5-6) Portrayed by Monica Raymund. Gabriela "Gabby" Dawson (Seasons 1–6, Guest Season 7–8) is introduced as the Paramedic EMS in Charge of Ambulance 61, at Firehouse 51. Dawson gets in trouble for not strictly ...
1871: October 8 – 10, the Great Chicago Fire. 1872 Montgomery Ward in business. Establishment of the first Black fire company in the city. The original library, inside the old water tower on the site that is now the Rookery Building. This former water tower was the site of the original public library, exterior view
Chicago has played a central role in American economic, cultural and political history. Since the 1850s Chicago has been one of the dominant metropolises in the Midwestern United States, and has been the largest city in the Midwest since the 1880 census. The area's recorded history begins with the arrival of French explorers, missionaries and ...
Patrick O'Leary. Children. 5. Catherine O'Leary (née Donegan; March 1827 – July 3, 1895) was an Irish immigrant living in Chicago, Illinois, who became famous when it was alleged that an accident involving her cow had started the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Born Catherine Donegan, she and her husband, Patrick O'Leary, had three children, one ...
The Iroquois Theatre fire was a catastrophic building fire in Chicago, Illinois, that broke out on December 30, 1903 during a performance attended by 1,700 people. The fire caused 602 deaths and 250 non-fatal injuries. [1] It ranks as the worst theater fire in the United States, surpassing the carnage of the Brooklyn Theatre fire of 1876, which ...
The Chicago Fire of 1874 took place on July 14. Reports of the extent of the damage vary somewhat, but sources generally agree that the fire burned 47 acres (19 ha) [1] just south of the Loop, destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people. [2] The affected neighborhood had been home to Chicago's community of Jewish immigrants from Russia and ...