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Our Lady of the Angels (OLA) School Fire, December 1, 1958

OLA Fire FAQ

Dr. Louis Dvonch Remembers OLA Fire

Elizabeth Albright Remembers OLA Fire

Elizabeth Ann Garvey Remembers OLA Fire

Richard Welch Remembers OLA Fire

List of Injured by Hospital

Fire Companies Responding to OLA Fire

Firefighter Joe Murray Remembered

Coroners' Jury December 10-15, 1958

Testimony of Lt. Drew Brown Before the Coroner's Jury, December 1958

Findings of the Cook County Coroner's Jury, February 1959

CFD Inspection Report for Our Lady of the Angels School, October 1958

Burial Locations of Victims

Confession of 13-year-old Suspect, January 1962

Lawsuit Filed by Five Injured Survivors

Relevant Chicago Municipal Fire Codes in 1958 (pdf)

NFPA Quarterly Report, January 1959

Death In The Corridors By Dale K. Auck, Presented Feb. 24-27, 1959

Magazine Articles About the Fire

The Mystery of Sister Helaine

2012 Rocco Longo Scholarship Winning Entry

50th Anniversary

60th Anniversary

Friends of OLA Archive

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