Dense smoke rolls from Our Lady of the Angels grade school at 909 N. Avers Ave. on Dec. 1, 1958, in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. Parents watch as firefighters battle a fire and pull ...

The statue of Mary was commissioned as a memorial for those who died in Our Lady of the Angels School fire in 1958, when 92 children and three sisters died. "Huge flame shot right out from where I ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Sixty-five years ago Friday ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new set of sprinklers was unveiled Wednesday at the site of the Our Lady of Angels School fire, where 92 students and three nuns were killed in 1958. The tragedy occurred on ...

Friday marked 65 years since the fire at the Our Lady of the Angels Catholic School, at 909 N. Avers Ave. in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The tragedy Dec. 1, 1958, claimed the lives of 92 ...

Historian Jim Gibbons, in partnership with the Hoffman Estates Commission for Senior Citizens, will share a presentation on the Our Lady of the Angels School fire at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1.

On December 1, 1958, a devastating fire swept through Our Lady of the Angels school. On December 1, 1958, a devastating fire swept through Our Lady of the Angels school in Chicago's Humboldt Park ...

Donation Options Search Search Search In this Dec. 1, 1958, file photo, firefighters battle the blaze at Our Lady of the Angels School. 92 children and three teachers were killed. AP Share Sixty ...