Fire in the Stockyards

Prior to 9/11/2001, a 1910 fire in the Chicago stockyards was the largest loss of firefighters by a professional fire department in the United States. Presenters Alex Burkholder an dJohn Hogan, co-authors of Fire Strikes the Chicago Stock Yards: A History of Flame and Folly in the Jungle, discuss the history of the grevious danger of fighting fires in the stockyards. Register online at www.BataviaPublicLibrary.org or call (630) 879-1393, ext. 200.