Kerns Hotel fire (Q6394232)

  • matcher place: Lansing (relation 134997), Michigan (relation 165789), Ingham County (relation 901500)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: 1909 establishments in Michigan, 1934 fires, 1934 in Michigan, December 1934 events, Fires in Michigan, Hotel fires in the United States, Hotels established in 1909, Lansing, Michigan
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Kerns Hotel fire of December 11, 1934 in Lansing, Michigan, United States, killed 34 people, including seven Michigan state legislators, and according to the Lansing Fire Department, was the worst fire disaster in the history of Lansing. The fire occurred around 5:30 am and spread rapidly through the building's wooden interior, trapping many of the hotel's 215 guests in their rooms and forcing them to escape via fire ladders or life nets. In addition to the fatalities, 42 more people, including fourteen firemen, were injured in the fire, which was thought to have been caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette.

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