Chicago Mistakes

• The O'Leary's barn had 2,000,016lb of hay and the shed had 2 tons of coal and lots of kindling.
• People put furniture in the street so the fire had a path to follow.
• Fire alarms didn't work.
• People were so amazed that they just stood there, got in the way, and didn't do anything to help.
• Since the alarms didn't work, there weren't many fire engines at the right fire.
• Most of the buildings were made of wood which added fuel to the fire.

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