Today in fire history: a fire of incendiary origin kills 20 in hotel fire

One of the stairways in the Ozark Hotel. Seattle Times A fire of incendiary origin occurred at the Ozark Hotel in Seattle, Washington, on March 20, 1970 and claimed the lives of 20 occupants. Fire investigators determined that a flammable liquid had been poured and ignited on the first-floor level of two open stairways. The fire quickly spread throughout the building rendering the stairways and corridors useless. As a result, 20 occupants perished, either from smoke inhalation or from injuries suffered when jumped from the upper stories. NFPA members can download the Fire Journal article January 1971 Fire Journal article...

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