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04/03/1908 Collinwood school fire

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Collinwood School Fire

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Collinwood School Fire Heroes

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Collinwood School Fire Commemoration

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Collinwood School Fire Anniversary Memorial 2016

The Collinwood school fire erupted in Collinwood, Ohio, killing 172 students, two teachers and one rescuer in one of the deadliest school disasters in United States history. The origin of the fire remains uncertain, though explanations proliferated. Newspapers circulated many possibilities, sometimes blaming the building's janitor.
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