57th anniversary of Our Lady of the Angels school fire

Tuesday, December 1, 2015
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tuesday marks the 57th anniversary of a tragic fire at Our Lady of the Angels school on Chicago's West Side.
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The fire at 909 N. Avers in the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood claimed the lives of 92 children and three nuns on Dec. 1, 1958.
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