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Saint John City Hall fire

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20: 200: 43:. The fire, which had been started by prisoner John Kenney, killed 21 men who were trapped in confinement. The fire caused outrage as many of the people who were killed were jailed for offences that many deemed trivial. Further scorn was also directed at elements of the lockup's design such as padding in the cells which many claimed was highly flammable. 335: 320: 315: 285: 295: 305: 310: 265: 300: 290: 241: 134: 330: 161: 260: 275: 325: 36: 280: 234: 148: 40: 340: 270: 227: 211: 115: 19: 39:'s city lockup on June 21, 1977—which at that time was located on the ground floor of the 254: 176: 163: 199: 18: 207: 336:
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Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John City Hall
Topsfield, Maine
"Remembering the deadly Saint John jail fire 40 years later"
"CBC Archives"
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1977 murders in Canada
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History of Saint John, New Brunswick
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20th-century fires in Canada
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Attacks on buildings and structures in Canada
Arson in the 1970s
Murder in New Brunswick

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