Old Southern Hotel fire
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old-southern-hotel-fire-315-8167750
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Old Southern Hotel fire
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The old Southern Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States burned down on April 11, 1877, killing 21 people. The building, located between Fourth, Fifth, Walnut and Elm, was utterly destroyed by the catastrophe, leaving "jagged, smoking ruins." Two Irish-immigrant firefighters, Phelim O'Toole and Michael J. Hester, were credited with saving 20 lives. Also, according to the St. Louis Dispatch the next morning, "A girl on Fifth Street, between Elm and Myrtle, had her dress set on fire by t
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1877 multiple-fatality building fire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Southern_Hotel_fire
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2023-08-23T18:52:34Z
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