The Church of the Company Fire in…
December 1863 CE
Entire families are wiped out.
The big hoop skirts worn at the time made escape very difficult if not impossible, causing the people at the front to fall down and be trampled by the ones behind.
Very soon the main entrance was blocked by a human wall of bodies, impeding both the exit of the ones trapped inside, and entry of rescuers.
The main tower of the church is built of wood (while the rest of the church was solid masonry) and finally collapse inwards around 10 PM, putting an end to the few remaining survivors.
The cleanup of the bodies will take about ten days, and since most of the bodies are burned beyond recognition, they are placed in a mass grave at the Cementerio General de Santiago.
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