Chicago Fire Quotes

“The fire was barely fifteen minutes old. What followed was a series of fatal errors that set the fire free and doomed the city to a fiery death.”
― Jim Murphy, The Great Fire

“...a single tongue of flame shooting out the side of the O'Learys' barn.
(Where the fire started)”
― Jim Murphy, The Great Fire

“Simply calling the Great Fire an accident did not satisfy some people, most notably the local newspapers. They demanded a culprit--”
― Jim Murphy, The Great Fire