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minutes later. The fire started in the basement, but around 1:20 am it spread into the balcony, which led Chief Frank F. Dickinson to order a general alarm. According to investigators, the heat of the fire distorted steel trusses above the ceiling, which pushed the brick walls of the theater back and caused the roof to collapse. The collapse occurred around 1:50 am while four crews were inside fighting the fire. 12 firefighters were killed in the collapse and a thirteenth died in the
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two days later. The cause of the fire was never determined. A small anthracite coal memorial built by a firefighter from
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