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1918 April 13th. USA, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, State Hospital: 38 people died

1929 May 15th. USA, Ohio, Cleveland Clinic: 125 people died

1949 April 5th. USA, Illinois, Effingham, St. Anthony's Hospital: fire started in a laundry chute if the 125 bed hospital, 77 people died

1950 January 7th. USA, Iowa, Dawenport, Mercy Hospital: 41 people died

1953 March 29th. USA, Florida, Largo: fire in a nursing home, 35 people died

1960 July 14th. Guatemala, Guatemala City: fire in a mental hospital, 235 people died

1971 March 6th. Switzerland, Burghoezli: fire in a psychiatric clinic, 28 people died

1980 May 20th. Jamaica, Kingston, Eventide Nursing Home







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