How Regulation Came to Be: Our Lady of the Angels (24th in series)

Once upon a time, fires were the biggest danger in schools. The reaction to this tragic fire made a huge difference.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2009/11/29/809005/-How-Regulation-came-to-be-Our-Lady-of-the-Angels

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How Regulation Came to Be: Hotel Fires, pt. 2 (15th in series)

An Atlanta hotel fire in December 1946 had a greater death toll than the three June 1946 hotel fires reviewed in the previous entry in this series, Hotel Fires pt. 1, combined.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2009/11/1/799261/-How-Regulation-came-to-be-The-Hotel-Fires-of-1946-Part-II

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How Regulation Came to Be: Hotel Fires, pt. 1 (14th in series)

Post-War 1946 was quite a year for fires in luxury high-rise hotels.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2009/10/25/796994/-How-Regulation-came-to-be-The-Hotel-Fires-of-1946-Pt-I

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How Regulation Came to Be: Fire Safety in City Buildings (#11 in series)

Nearly 500 people perished in a Boston night club fire, 1943. As a result, the nation got more serious about fire safety.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2009/6/14/742474/-How-Regulation-came-to-be-160-The-Cocoanut-Grove

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