What the records say
- When
- 26 Aug 1911
- Kind
- Crowd crush
- Coordinates
- 40.26° N, 80.19° W
- Description
- 1911 disaster in Pennsylvania, US
- Deaths
- 26
Canonsburg Opera House disaster
1911 disaster in Pennsylvania, US
The Canonsburg Opera House disaster occurred on August 26, 1911, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. A false shout of "fire" triggered a panic that killed twenty-six people.
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