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Kerns Hotel fire

1909 establishments in Michigan1934 fires in the United States1934 in MichiganDecember 1934 eventsFires in Michigan
Hotel fires in the United StatesHotels established in 1909Lansing, Michigan
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The Kerns Hotel fire of December 11, 1934, in Lansing, Michigan, United States, killed 34 people, including seven Michigan state legislators, and according to the Lansing Fire Department, was the worst fire disaster in the history of Lansing. The fire occurred around 5:30 am and spread rapidly through the building's wooden interior, trapping many of the hotel's 215 guests in their rooms and forcing them to escape via fire ladders or life nets. In addition to the fatalities, 42 more people, including fourteen firemen, were injured in the fire, which was thought to have been caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette.

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