Illinois - Chicago

Iroquois Theatre
Location of Event:
151 Randolph St
Chicago, IL
Date of Event:
12/30/1903
Loss of Life:
602
Location of Memorial:
Montrose Cemetery
5400 N Pulaski Rd
Chicago, IL
Dedication:
 
Pictures:
None available.
Notes:

3 days after opening, the theatre was engulfed in fire when a stage light arced and lit the curtains on fire. Of the roughly 1,900 people in the theatre, 600 died.

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12.20.08