Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Oct. 8, 2024.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.

There have been some truly devastating fires in large cities throughout history, and each leaves its own historical mark.

The Great Fire of London in 1666.

The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.

Numerous fires during times of war. More than 100,000 lives were reportedly lost in a fire in Tokyo in 1945.

In 1898, a fire destroyed much of Park City in Utah. The wildfires on the island of Maui in 2023 wiped out the city of Lahaina.

On Oct. 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire began. When it burned out two days later, more than 300 people had died and more than 17,000 structures had been destroyed.

The Deseret News national report of Oct. 11

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