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Is 42 days as long as The Great Chicago Fire?

It's about twenty times as long as The Great Chicago Fire
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The length of The Great Chicago Fire is about 2 days.
(1871) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Great Chicago Fire started at about 9am and burned for two days between October 8th and October 10th, 1871. Chicago had experienced twenty smaller fires in the 10 days leading up to the blaze, due to drought conditions, strong winds, and the abundance of wooden buildings at the time.
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