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Iroquois Theater Disaster in Chicago Amid Fire
A catastrophic fire at Chicago's Iroquois Theater on Wednesday afternoon killed nearly six hundred people and left many more injured or missing. The blaze followed a calcium light explosion as 1800 spectators watched a matinee, causing rapid panic, smoke suffocation, and deadly trampling. Firemen, police, and volunteers rushed to rescue victims from balconies and aisles, with thousands of bystanders and merchants aiding in transport of the wounded and bodies to hospitals and sidewalks.
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