00:00A cow kicking over a lantern and sparking a fire that devastated Chicago?
00:04That's the legend of Mrs. O'Leary's cow, but the exact cause of the Great Chicago Fire remains unknown.
00:11What we do know is that weather played a major role in its rapid spread.
00:15October 8th through the 10th marks 155 years since the disaster.
00:21Months without significant rain had left vegetation parched,
00:24while many structures in Chicago, including its sidewalks, were made of wood.
00:27Strong southwest winds pushed the blaze through the city, carrying embers across the Chicago River.
00:33Rainfall, cooler temperatures, and calmer conditions eventually allowed firefighters to gain control.
00:38An estimated 300 people lost their lives, and about 100,000 were left without homes.
00:44In the aftermath, city leaders placed a greater focus on fire-resistant construction.
00:49Over the following decades, innovative materials and architectural designs
00:53helped create the famous skyline Chicago is known for today.
00:57For the last couple years, we had to keep a full-time location after the first year of thepekt,
00:59With an incredible instantly, the perfect space of the sky is near the sky,
00:59The sky is near the sky...
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