Friday, February 13

The Iroquois Theater fire


A fire during a holiday matinee kills hundreds and leads to tougher safety standards nationwide.

By the time firefighters fought their way inside the Iroquois Theater after an arc light ignited a strip of paint-saturated muslin on a drape, an eerie silence had fallen over the charred and darkened remains of the theater. (Photo courtesy Burke and Koretke)

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