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Author
Gage-Babcock and Associates, Inc.
Title
Report on Lil-Haven Nursing Home Fire, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 15, 1971.
Coporate
Gage-Babcock and Associates Inc., Mt. Kisco, NY
Sponsor
Carpet and Rug Institute, Dalton, GE
Keywords
nursing homes | fire fatalities | patients | carpets | construction | interior finishes | fire protection | building codes | occupants
Abstract
Early on the morning of September 15, 1971, a fire in the Lil-Haven Nursing Home in Salt Lake City, Utah claimed the lives of 6 of the 18 occupants. Subsequent to the fire, a 93 year old patient confessed to starting the fire in an unsuccessful suicide attempt.