CULTURETECHLENSOur Lady of the Angels fire
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Combined Graph record U-01631 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-E-0098. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
School fire; 95 killed; fire code reforms
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School fire; 95 killed; fire code reforms
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- https://nthf.org/memorials/the-fire-that-changed-everything-our-lady-of-the-angels/ (verification source · master store)
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On December 1, 1958, a basement fire swept Our Lady of the Angels Catholic school in Chicago; 87 children and 3 nuns died that day and five more children died later, for a total of 92 children and 3 nuns — 95 deaths (National Teachers Hall of Fame memorial).
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