Ovi Magazine : Theatre Fire in Chicago by The Ovi Team

The stage manager attempted to lower the asbestos curtain, but it snagged; although early reports state that it was stopped by the trolley-wire that carried one of the acrobats over the stage, later investigation showed that the curtain had
been blocked by a light reflector which stuck out … One door was opened by a man who had a bascule lock in his home and two were opened either by brute force or by a blast of air, but most of the other doors could not be opened. …


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