Learning from Tragedy
Leren van tragedie
Aus Tragödien lernen
Poučná tragédie
Imparare dalle Tragedie
Aprender de la tragedia
Att lära av tragedin
The fire at the Ringtheater, Vienna
De brand in het Ringtheater, Wenen
Der Ringtheaterbrand in Wien
Požár ve vídeňském Ringtheatru
L'incendio al Ringtheater, Vienna
El incendio del Ringtheater, Viena
Branden på Ringteatern, Wien
Unexpected stories
In the age of candle, oil and gas lighting, theatre fires were frequent and often claimed many lives. The Ringtheater fire in 1881 was one of the biggest fire disasters of the 19th century, and it led to many developments in fire safety.