How did the Chicago fire affect the city?

Answer 1

a cow kicked over a lantern and it destroyed nearly every home and business in the city. almost 100,000 people were left homeless. more than 300 people died. twenty thousand buildings were destroyed. one of the buildings to survive the fire was the Old Chicago Water Tower.

Answer 2

At the time, the majority of buildings in Chicago were built of wood and, therefore, burned easily. Since then, Chicago has strengthened its building codes to prevent such a disaster from recurring.

Answer 3

The Chicago fire killed 300 people and left 100,000 homeless. The ruins were built over. A building boom began. The city planners came up with building codes to make the city safer. Buildings of brick and stone replaced the wood. Skyscrapers were built. And in 20 years the city was ready to show the world how great it had become.

Answer 4

Chicago burn down by a cow.there was a lantern the cow kick it and it caused the fire.

Answer 5

It was the biggest fire in the history of Chicago history. The same day was the Peshtigo Fire, which that is in Wisconsin.

Answer 6

The Chicago River caught on fire on April 19, 1899. The polluted waters somehow became ignited.