Our Lady of the Angels School (Illinois)

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3814 W lowa St, Chicago, IL 60651, USA

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N41° 53' 51" W87° 43' 19.56"   (41.8975, -87.7221) Start navigation »

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Our Lady of the Angels School was a Roman Catholic elementary and middle school located in the Humboldt Park section of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Some sources describe the school as "in Austin".The school was operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and served as the parish school of the Our Lady of the Angels Church.
The school is best known for the fatal Our Lady of the Angels School Fire, which occurred on December 1, 1958. The fire killed 92 students and 3 nuns and led to fire safety consciousness in private and public schools in the United States.

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