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On October 8, 1871 there was a great fire in Chicago. It was called the Great Chicago Fire. On the same night, a fire broke out in Peshtigo. It wiped out the city within an hour. Peshtigo was located directly across the Bay West of Sturgeon Bay. The embers shifted and flew across the bay and hit Brussels. The town of Brussels was complexly destroyed. The fire slowed as it hit Green Bay and Lake Michigan. It was eventually put out by heavy rains.
One hundred and twenty eight people died in Door County. The fire took 2400 lives total in Northeastern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. The Chicago fire only 250 lives.
The Chicago fire gained National attention and many people don't know that on the same night . The worst forest fire in North American history roared through Northeastern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan.
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