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Events on May 26 in history

Grue Church fire
1822May, 26

One hundred sixteen people die in the Grue Church fire, the biggest fire disaster in Norway's history.

On 26 May 1822, during the Pentecost service, the church at Grue, Norway, caught fire and at least 113 people were killed. It is the deadliest fire disaster in the history of Norway.

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