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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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芝加哥大火：1871年10月9日
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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