Passage: The newly built town proved highly vulnerable to fire. Houses were made of wood, heated with stoves and lit by candles and oil lamps; water for emergencies was wanting, especially in the frozen winters. The first major fire occurred on November 25, 1897, started accidentally by dance-hall girl Belle Mitchell. She also accidentally started a second major fire on October 14, 1898, which, in the absence of a fire brigade in Dawson, destroyed two major saloons, the post-office building and the Bank of British North America at a cost of $500,000 . The worst fire occurred on April 26, 1899, when a saloon caught fire in the middle of a strike by the newly established fire brigade. Most of the major landmarks in the town were burned to the ground: 117 buildings were destroyed, with the damage estimated at over $1 million .
How many buildings did the October 14, 1898 fire destroy? How many major fires did Belle Mitchell accidentally start? How many major fires occurred between 1897 and 1899? How many months passed between the two fires started by Belle Mitchell? How many more dollars did the damage from the 1899 fire cost than the damage from the 1898 fire? How many more dollars was the damage of the second fire than the last fire in 1899? How many years after the second major fire did the third and worst fire occur?