It was on this date in 1946, that a terrible fire broke out at the La Salle hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The fire supposedly began in the nearby grill, and it burned a good ten minutes before being reported. Some 900 guests were able to safely leave, but 61 people were killed–many were children.
For more info:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Salle_Hotel
http://morthouse.com/post/10363341980/la-salle-hotel-fire-showing-corpse-spread-on-third
http://illinoisstatesoceity.typepad.com/photos/19411950_illinois_state_s/lasalle-hotel-fire-1946.html
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