After the May 25, 1882 fire
in Tombstone

The fire of May 25, 1882 destroyed most of the western half of Tombstone's business district, including the O.K. Corral. The previous year on June 22, 1881 a fire had destroyed most of the eastern half of the business district. Since they didn't have water to put fires out with, they had to try to contain fires by dynamiting buildings in the fire's path.
 

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