| Birth: | unknown | | Death: | Dec. 1, 1958 | 
On December 1st, 1958 a fire started in a trash can in the basement of Our Lady Of The Angels Catholic school, 3820 W. Iowa St. on the west side of Chicago, killing 92 children and 3 nuns. The fire and smoke spread quickly through the school because the door to the second floor hallway had been left open trapping the children and nuns in the classrooms on the upper floors. Access to the only entrance, exit, and fire escape were cut off due to the smoke and flames and the fire trucks were given the address of the church rectory instead of the school wasting precious time. Many children died in the school while some fell to their deaths as they tried to escape through the windows. While there was a rumor of a boy playing with matches, the exact cause of the fire has never been determined. Many of the children who died are buried at the base of this memorial. (bio by: Bobby Hart)
Search Amazon for Our Lady of the Angels Fire Victims | | | Burial:
Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
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Hillside
Cook County
Illinois, USA
GPS (lat/lon): 41.85822, -87.90949
*Memorial Site [?] |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Mar 13, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 8839 |
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Jeannie
Added: May. 15, 2013 |
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Alisha Dawn
Added: May. 12, 2013 |
I came across this story in December of 2012. As a retired NYC Firefighter I can not express my feelings for these families, I know that so much time has passed and most if not all of the adults are gone, but my heart goes out to them. I will always say a...(Read more)
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Dan
Added: Apr. 25, 2013 |
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