What the records say
- When
- 1945
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 44.08° N, 70.22° W
- Description
- 1945 building fire in Maine, United States
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Lacoste Babies Home fire
1945 building fire in Maine, United States
The Lacoste Babies Home fire took place on January 31, 1945, in Auburn, Maine, at a privately owned boarding house that cared for the children of wartime factory workers. The fire killed 16 children and one adult. Three adults and five children survived.
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