# The Fires That Reset Cities

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Podcast: [Raised By Giants](https://stenobird.com/podcast/raised-by-giants-3844854)
Published: 2026-03-19T20:00:02+00:00
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Duration seconds: 758

## Resource

Entire cities… gone in days. Chicago. San Francisco. Seattle. Entire blocks erased. The timing… the scale… the rebuilds… Something doesn’t add up. Look closer at the 1800s fires — and what came after. Listen to full discussion: https://youtu.be/CLJI5SOmgJU?si=hf7AH6SbhxLqyZ3r

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