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Panoramic view of the World's Fair, Chicago, 1893
大火發生22年之後,芝加哥在1893年舉辦世界博覽會的景象

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一位芝加哥居民描述大火接近時,他跳到床下的樣子:「屋裡的每一個人都想盡可能把東西帶走。我把衣服綁在床單裡。把衣服夾在腋下,背包背在背上,我和家人成功逃離失火的屋子。每一個人都盡力往北方跑。人們帶著各種奇怪的東西,貓、狗,和山羊。在這場大火中,人們帶走的都是一些沒有很多價值的東西,真正珍貴的東西都留在家裡了。」火災發生時常常會讓人失去理智,而無法清楚的思考。大多數的財產都能再取得,所以越快離開失火的房子越好。


One Chicago resident described jumping out of bed as the fire approached. "Everybody in the house was trying to save as much as possible. I tied my clothes in a sheet. With my clothes under my arm and my pack on my back, I left the house with the rest of the family. Everybody was running north. People were carrying all kinds of crazy things . . . cats, dogs and goats. In the great excitement people saved worthless things and left behind good things." It's easy to panic and not think clearly in a fire. Most possessions can be replaced, so it is very important to leave a burning building as quickly as possible.
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