Cavan Orphanage Fire

Quando

1943

Tipo

Incêndio

Coordenadas

53.99° N, 7.36° W

Description

Fatal fire in 1943 in Ireland

Date from

year in its Wikidata description

1943 deadly fire at St. Joseph's Orphanage in Cavan, Ireland

The Cavan Orphanage fire occurred on the night of 23 February 1943 at St Joseph's Orphanage in Cavan, Ireland. 35 children and one adult employee died as a result. All of the lay teachers and nuns survived the fire. Much of the attention after the fire surrounded the role of the Poor Clares, the order of nuns who ran the orphanage, and the local fire service.

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