Santana is writing an essay on the chicago fire of 1871, and her thesis statement is below. as the fire spread, residents panicked and fled, but during the chaos, true everyday heroes emerged. which detail from jim murphy’s the great fire best supports this thesis?

The detail that best supports this thesis is: "it did come under my notice that some cartmen worked for whatever he suffers felt able to pay, and one I knew worked with alacrity for nothing".

"The Great Fire", written by Jin Murphy, is a story that refers to the fire disaster in the City of Chicago in 1871. The author uses the narrative to describe the fearful moments when fire spread throughout the city, which most of his houses and buildings were made of wood.

he supported the seperation of church and state. he also promoted religious tolerance.