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English
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1943 Victory Theater Fire Ignites Salt Lake City Firestorm
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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Fall 2011
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79
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no. 4
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Utah Historical Society
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358-374
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The article examines the May 19, 1943, fire at the Victory Theater in Salt Lake City, Utah. It discusses the impact that the fire had on the Salt Lake City community, the relationship between the city's citizens and its government, and the Salt Lake City fire department. The article states that no other building fire in Utah history claimed more lives of firefighters than the Victory Theater fire. The article details the fire and the response of the fire department and the atmosphere surrounding the alleged difficulties of the department's budget shortcomings and lack of manpower due to World War II.