The Great Chicago Fire

I always wanted to get the story of the Great Chicago Fire straight. I pulled this info out of a wikipedia page(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1871_Great_Chicago_Fire). Basically, the myth that everyone knows is that apparently a cow owned by Ms. Catherine O'Leary, had kicked over a lamp and the fire started. The website said what really happened was a shed caught on fire near Dekoven street. Due to the construction of the surrounding areas, the wind, and lack of coordination to put out the fire, the fire raged on for nearly three days. It destroyed much of what we see today as downtown. But because of the fire, plans for skyscrapers and commercial buildings took affect. Now we see the magnificent aftermath of such a dreadful tragedy in Chicago's history.