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The
History of the Hotel Fire
1. Hotel's
Origins
2. Night
of The Fire
3. Tragic
Design
4. Firefighting
Efforts
5. Boys
From Rome
6. Accident
or Arson
6. Fire
Changes Codes
8. After
The Fire
9. Winecoff
Today
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Firefighting
Efforts
By
the time fire trucks arrived, many guests were already on
the verge of jumping and many lept to their deaths moments
before ladders reached their windows. Fear had reached such
a fevered pitch that panic-strickened guests became desperate,
and nothing short of a human rain shower ensued. Several
firefighters were injured after being knocked off their
ladders by falling bodies. Mothers hurled their babies from
windows only to follow them to their deaths.
Perhaps
the most tragic of these victims were the thirty teenage
children who lost their lives and the elderly Winecoffs,
who had built the Winecoff and had resided in the hotel
since its inception.
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