Exeter Theatre Royal fire
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title:
Exeter Theatre Royal fire
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On 5 September 1887, a fire broke out in the backstage area of the Theatre Royal in Exeter, England, during the production of The Romany Rye. The fire caused panic throughout the theatre, with 186 people dying from a combination of the direct effects of smoke and flame, crushing and trampling, and trauma injuries from falling or jumping from the roof and balconies. The death toll makes it the worst theatre disaster, the worst single-building fire, and the third worst fire-related disaster in UK
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1887 fire and crowd crush in Exeter, England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_Theatre_Royal_fire
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2022-12-20T13:43:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T20:00:32Z
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