On October 10, 1871, Chicago awoke to an unrecognizable landscape: where 48 hours earlier there had been a vibrant city, now there was nothing but rubble stretched for miles on end. The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special brings to life this seismic event as never before, using vivid animations, elaborate re-creations, and interviews with historians and the descendants of eyewitnesses.

Cast

Anthony Fleming III

Narrator

Randall Newsome

Voiceover

Rom Barkhordar

Re-Creation Actor

Erica Bittner

Re-Creation Actor

Patrick Blashill

Re-Creation Actor

Amanda Drinkall

Re-Creation Actor

Charles Andrew Gardner

Re-Creation Actor