Fire

Hotel Roosevelt fire

1963 · 30.33° N, 81.66° W

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When
1963
Kind
Fire
Coordinates
30.33° N, 81.66° W
Description
1963 fire in Jacksonville, Florida
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Hotel Roosevelt fire

1963 fire in Jacksonville, Florida

The Hotel Roosevelt fire on December 29, 1963, was the worst fire in Jacksonville, Florida, since the Great Fire of 1901, and it contributed to the worst one-day death toll in the city's history: 22 people died, mostly from carbon monoxide poisoning.

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