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The fire caused 602 deaths and 250 non-fatal injuries. [1] 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. [2] For nearly a century, the Iroquois Theatre fire was the deadliest single-building disaster in American history. [3]
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A very early example of a safety curtain installation in the United States was at the New Fifth Avenue Theatre (New York City) which opened in 1873. [7] Chicago's 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire resulted in over 600 deaths when the theater's safety curtain got stuck midway down, along with other structural deficiencies in the building. [8]
1903 – Iroquois Theater fire, Chicago, Illinois, on December 30, at least 600 died. 1904 – January fire in the Turin National University Library, Turin, Italy, resulted in serious damage to the Manuscripts Department. 1904 – Great Fire of Toronto, April 19 fire that destroyed a large section of Downtown Toronto, Canada.
Iroquois Theatre fire; R. Rhoads Opera House fire; Richmond Theatre fire; S. Strand Theatre fire This page was last edited on 4 July 2024, at 14:27 (UTC). Text is ...
Montrose Cemetery was founded by Andrew Kircher in 1902. [2] At the turn of the century, Kircher had purchased a funeral home in the heart of Chicago's German community, but by 1903, had chosen to enter the funeral business. [2]
The Richmond Theater fire was one of the greatest tragedies of its time, resulting in the death of dozens of people in 1811. Remembering the Richmond Theater fire 200 years later [Video] Skip to ...
Deadliest club fire in history, and the second-worst single-building fire in American history (second only to the Iroquois Theatre fire) Karlslust dance hall fire: Berlin, Germany: Germany 1947 81: 150 stove pipe Worst fire disaster in Berlin since World War II; death toll reported between 80-88, but considered to be 81 Top Storey Club