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'No One Knows What Goes On' In Nursing Homes Here; Less Control Than Before Tragic Fire.
Three In A Room...is a common arrangement at nursing and custodial homes. These women are occupants of a custodial home, the state's term for places which do not provide medical care.
Clever Deduction Leads To Source Of Fatal Fire; Traced to Appliance Cord.
Source of the Fire...that claimed 14 lives is pointed out by Fire Chief Waldo Merrill. Arrow points to electric wiring surrounded by charred wood.
The Worst Fire In History Of Council Bluffs
The Dead...are carried down the sloping yard of the Convalescent Home to the ambulances below. Spectators helped firemen battle the blaze and care for the injured persons.