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St. Anthony's Hospital Fire

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The site here is the new St. Anthony's hospital but it needs to be confirmed that it was built on the site of the old building that brunt down.

St. Anthony's Hospital Fire

St. Anthony's Hospital Fire was a disaster that occurred on April 4, 1949 in Effingham, Illinois. The disaster killed 74 people at the hospital. It is used as a prime example of possible fire hazards hospitals could and can have.[2] St. Anthony's Hospital in Effingham, Illinois, was operated by the Sisters of St. Francis, who lived in a convent next door.

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