the last time someone died in a school fire was december 1, 1958.
the last time someone died in a school fire was december 1, 1958.
when was the last time someone died in a school fire?
december 1 , 1958
on monday, december 1, 1958, a fire broke out at our lady of the angels school in chicago, illinois, shortly before classes were to be dismissed for the day. the fire originated in the basement near the foot of a stairway. the elementary school was operated by the roman catholic archdiocese of chicago and had an enrollment of approximately 1600 students. a total of 92 pupils and 3 nuns ultimately died when smoke, heat, fire, and toxic gases cut off their normal means of escape through corridors and stairways. many more were injured when they jumped from second-floor windows which, because the building had a raised basement, were nearly as high as a third floor would be on level ground (c. 25 ft.).
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the school fire was a wildfire that occurred in the us state of washington in august 2005. the fire originated in the umatilla national forest in southeastern washington, in columbia and garfield counties. the school fire was detected from space by nasa's terra satellite. the fire burned around , destroying over 100 houses and 100 outbuildings. the largest wildfire of 2005 in the contiguous united states, the school fire's smoke was seen as far away as walla walla. its total damage was estimated at $15 million.









































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