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On the morning of Dec. 7, 1946, a fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. at the Winecoff Hotel off Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. A total of 119 people died in the fire, including hotel founder W. Frank Winecoff.
To this day, Atlanta's Winecoff Hotel fire remains the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history.
Tuesday marks 75 years since a fire started at Atlanta's Winecoff Hotel, which is still the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history. Over 110 people - including 30 children - died in the blaze.