The Hartford Circus Fire 6 July 1944
The Hartford circus fire, which occurred on July 6, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut, was one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the […]
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The Great Whiskey Fire of 1875, Dublin
One of Dublin’s least recorded tragedies, The Great Whiskey Fire of 18 June 1875. Not only was it a tragic loss of whiskey, but […]
La Salle Hotel Fire, Chicago
June 5, 1946 A fire broke out in the hotel, killing 61 people, many of them children. The fire began in the Silver Grill Cocktail […]