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used oil lamps, but they did not light. Because of scarce financial resources, they were only filled before mandatory checks were taking place. Then, the emergency exits opened only inwards, effectively shutting the victims in. Through a window at the side of the building, fresh air flowed in, which
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had to be impregnated to make them fire-resistant. Likewise, the bigger theatres were forced to employ a uniformed security guard who would oversee the evacuation and must remain on-site until the last spectator left the premises – a rule which still stands today.
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After the fire, a militia rescue organization, the Wiener Freiwillige Rettungsgesellschaft, was founded. It lasted until 1938 and its duties were taken over by the Viennese city council after the war. Then, fire prevention measures were enacted.
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privately funded the construction of an apartment building on the same site. It featured a chapel on the second floor and the profits from letting the rooms were perennially dedicated to charitable causes.
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It was only with a delay of half an hour that the fire brigade began rescuing the occupants, but several problems quickly compounded the rescue efforts: The
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was scheduled. When the visitors assumed their seats at 7 PM, behind the stage five display cases were illuminated with gas lamps. Because the electro-
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ignition control succeeded to light the gas only at the second attempt, the gas that had already flowed out exploded. The subsequent fire burned the
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in then-Austria) told rescuers to leave, because they thought everybody had already been rescued.
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Ludwig Julius Eisenberg (1858–1910) claims that up to one thousand could have been killed.
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Gas explosion (caused by malfunctioning gas lamps) and subsequent ignition of
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stoked the fire. Finally, because of a misjudgment, the police (the
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sentenced to three years of prison (later commuted to several weeks)
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became mandatory in order to contain stage fires and theatre
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Ruins of the Viennese Ringtheater on 8 December 1881
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