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1958 school fire in Chicago, Illinois
Our Lady of the Angels School fire
A monument to the victims at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery
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 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 egress 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 above ground as a third floor would be on level ground, approximately 25 feet (7.6 m).[1]
The disaster was the lead headline story in American, European,[2] and Canadian newspapers. Pope John XXIII sent his condolences from The Vatican. The severity of the fire shocked the nation and surprised educational administrators of both public and private schools. The disaster led to major improvements in standards for school design and fire safety codes.
^Cowan, David; Kuenster, John (1996). To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire. Ivan R. Dee. ISBN 978-1-56663-217-1.
^"Russia Says Chicago Disaster No Accident". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. United Press International. December 3, 1958. p. 10. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
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