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At 3:15 PM, a small spark from a stage light ignited a curtain.
Within minutes, it became one of the deadliest fires in U.S. history.
In Part 2 of the Iroquois Theatre Fire, we break down how a preventable fire spread out of control — from faulty safety systems to crowd panic and deadly design failures.
Nearly 600 people were trapped inside.
This is the moment everything went wrong.
In this episode:
- How the fire started
- Why the fire curtain failed
- How panic spread through the crowd
- The deadly flaws in exits and doors
- The flashover that sealed the building’s fate
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By Tim Coleman, Tyler J. Thomas, Jeff Moss5
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At 3:15 PM, a small spark from a stage light ignited a curtain.
Within minutes, it became one of the deadliest fires in U.S. history.
In Part 2 of the Iroquois Theatre Fire, we break down how a preventable fire spread out of control — from faulty safety systems to crowd panic and deadly design failures.
Nearly 600 people were trapped inside.
This is the moment everything went wrong.
In this episode:
- How the fire started
- Why the fire curtain failed
- How panic spread through the crowd
- The deadly flaws in exits and doors
- The flashover that sealed the building’s fate
-----
Listen to The Three Tumblers anywhere you get your podcasts and, please, follow and give us a review!
The Three Tumblers Podcast: https://threetumblers.com
Follow Us On Twitter: https://twitter.com/3tumblerspod
Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethreetumblerspod/