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Is 47 hours as long as The Great Chicago Fire?

It's about four-fifths as long as The Great Chicago Fire
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The length of The Great Chicago Fire is about 60 hours.
(1871) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Great Chicago Fire started at about 9am and burned for 50 hours between October 8th and October 10th, 1871. Chicago had experienced twenty smaller fires in the 300 hours leading up to the blaze, due to drought conditions, strong winds, and the abundance of wooden buildings at the time.
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