Battle Creek Sanitarium fire on February 18, 1902
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Postcard showing a photo of the Battle Creek Sanitarium fire of February 18, 1902 before the tower fell. The fire started in a bath room and destroyed the building in two hours. All but one of the 400 guests escaped with their lives. The loss was estimated to be about $400,000, most of which was not covered by insurance. The Sanitarium was rebuilt and a new building opened the following year on the same site.