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Mass Casualty Event
- When
- 8 December 1863
- Where
- Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús
A fire at the Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús in Santiago killed between 2,000 and 3,000 people, mostly women.
The event occurred on 8 December 1863. Contemporary international coverage, such as the New York Times, described the tragedy as 2,500 persons being roasted to death. The high number of female victims was a notable feature of the disaster.
Sources
- Iglesia de la Compañía Fire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
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