Category: Iroquois Theater Fire
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On This Day in History, a Fire in the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois, Kills More Than 600 People. December 30, 1903.
Image: Iroquois Theatre in a 1903 photo. (Public Domain) On this day in history, December 30, 1903, a fire in the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois, kills more than 600 people. It was the deadliest theater fire in American history. Barred fire exits, and the absence of a fire-safety plan caused most of the fatalities.…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 