What the records say
- When
- 1957
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 38.81° N, 91.14° W
- Description
- 1957 fire in Warrenton, Missouri
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Warrenton Nursing Home fire
1957 fire in Warrenton, Missouri
The Warrenton Nursing Home fire took place at the Katie Jane Memorial Home for the Aged in Warrenton, Missouri, on February 17, 1957, and killed 72 people. The 2+1⁄2-story facility, located sixty miles west of St. Louis, housed 155 elderly people and had been converted just two years earlier, after having previously served as the site of Central Wesleyan College.
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