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149 yrs ago today: The Great Chicago Fire

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300 killed (estimated)
17K+ buildings destroyed

And while that was going on, in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, an even deadlier fire was going on (in fact, it's considered the deadliest in American history):
1500 - 2500 dead
1.2 million acres of land burned
 
700 a day are dying from the virus.

That's like 2 Chicago fires a day.
 
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