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Collinwood School fire (view source)
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[[image:CWhist1.jpg|thumb |right| Aftermath of the Collinwood School Fire]]
[[image:CWhist1.jpg|thumb |right| Aftermath of the Collinwood School Fire]]
On [[Ash Wednesday]], March 4th 1908, 172 students, teachers and a rescuer we killed in Collinwood, [[Ohio]], now part of [[Cleveland]]. Started by a steam pipe overheating a wooden joist, it quickly spread because of a long, main staircase which lead to the third floor.
On [[Ash Wednesday]], March 4th 1908, 172 students, teachers and a rescuer were killed in Collinwood, [[Ohio]], now part of [[Cleveland]]. Started by a steam pipe overheating a wooden joist, it quickly spread because of a long, main staircase which lead to the third floor.
The building contained a brick exterior. Its interior was made almost entirely of combustible wooden materials -- stairs, walls, floors, doors, and roof. Moreover, the floors had been coated many times with flammable oils.
The building contained a brick exterior. Its interior was made almost entirely of combustible wooden materials -- stairs, walls, floors, doors, and roof. Moreover, the floors had been coated many times with flammable oils.