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1910 Öröritó Barn Fire, a Forgotten Hungarian Disaster, Killed Over 300

A 1910 barn fire in Öröritó, Hungary, which claimed over 300 lives during an Easter celebration after a kerosene lamp exploded, is highlighted as a forgotten disaster comparable to the Titanic. Organizers had blocked most exits to prevent freeloaders.

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