Which of these two fires started within a few minutes of each other on 8 October 1871? 

A. the Peshtigo and Chicago fires
B. the Peshtigo and San Francisco fires
C. the Rome and San Francisco fires
D. the Oakland and San Francisco fires
E. the Chicago and San Francisco fires


Answer: A

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