Iroquois Theatre fire
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iroquois-theatre-fire-179-13214296
title:
Iroquois Theatre fire
text:
The Iroquois Theatre fire was a catastrophic building fire in Chicago, Illinois, that broke out on December 30, 1903, during a performance attended by 1,700 people. The fire caused 602 deaths and 250 non-fatal injuries. It ranks as the worst theater fire in the United States, surpassing the carnage of the Brooklyn Theatre fire of 1876, which claimed at least 278 lives. For nearly a century, the Iroquois Theatre fire was the deadliest single-building disaster in American history. Only the destruc
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1903 building fire in Chicago, Illinois
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois_Theatre_fire
date created:
2004-06-19T17:49:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T03:18:06Z
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