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  Cairo-Luxor, Egypt Train Fire 2002
Centralia Mine Fire
Chicago Fire 1871
Hartford Circus Fire 1944
  Hinckley, Minnesota Fire 1894
London Fire 1666
Peshtigo Fire 1871
Rhode Island Nightclub Fire 2003
  San Francisco Earthquake and Fire 1906
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 1911


Fires and Explosions
List of dates, places, and death tolls of some of history's worst fires.

Fire and Explosion
Descriptions, photos, and dates of some of the worst fires of the past, grouped by type.

Arise and Build: The Great Fire and its Aftermath
Primary sources, including accounts, editorials, and photographs, of the October 27, 1895 fire which destroyed the University of Virginia.

Our Lady of the Angels School Fire, December 1, 1958, Chicago, IL
On December 1, 1958, Our Lady of the Angels school in Chicago caught fire, killing 92 children and 3 nuns. Contains photos and information about this tragic fire, it's victims and survivors.


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