1882-21. Imagine your dress catching fire from a single spark—no synthetic fabrics, no fire extinguishers – just blazing skirts and helpless screams. In the late 1800s, everyday chores often turned into deadly infernos, and women and children paid the price.
Today, we unearth shocking, real-life newspaper tales of clothing-fired tragedies — and one remarkable survivor who rolled herself back from the brink of death.” These are the stories our ancestors would have read about, and the dangers they themselves faced every day on the Prairie.
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