Reddit reviews Tinder Box: The Iroquois Theatre Disaster 1903

Got her to come over and dictate. She's super excited talking about these.

Her 4 favorite historical fire books:

Tinder Box: The Iroquois Theatre Disaster 1903

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To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire

Huge school fire in Chicago in 1958 (always in Chicago :P). Arson started. 100+ people died, mostly children. Resulted in closed stairwells with fire doors instead of open stairwells in public buildings. (fire was started at the base of the stairs and swept up the open stairwell blocking escape from the second floor on up)

Fire in the Grove: The Cocoanut Grove Tragedy and Its Aftermath

Nightclub fire in 1942. Started from a bad string light catching fire and catching flammable decorations. 492 people died. The revolving door, the main entrance/exit to the club was stuffed with bodies to the ceiling. We now have laws saying every revolving door must have a normal door (with panic bar) next to it. Resulted in a huge leap forward in burn treatment technology that was applied to servicemen in World War 2.

Triangle: The Fire That Changed America

Fire in 1911 in a factory that made shirtwaist (blouses) in Manhattan. Mostly women, over 90 died. The door was locked to keep the workers from leaving early or with goods. The fire was on the 8th floor. The girls in the 9th were locked in and mostly died via jumping or burning. This started a huge labor movement, huge strikes and formed a lot of the labor laws we have today. Yet again, nobody was ever prosecuted.