Church of the Company Fire

When

8 Dec 1863

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

33.44° S, 70.65° W

Description

conflagration

1863 fire in Santiago, Chile

The Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús Fire was a mass casualty event in Santiago, Chile. It is the deadliest fire known to have occurred in the city, one of the deadliest single-building fires in world history and one of the deadliest-ever fires within a religious site. Between 2,000 and 3,000 people died, most of whom were women.

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