Fitchville, Ohio

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Fitchville, Ohio is an unincorporated rural community in Huron County best known historically for the tragic 1963 Golden Age Nursing Home fire.

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Fitchville, Ohio canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
disaster
nursing home fire
unincorporated community
country United States of America
county Huron County, Ohio NERFINISHED
date 1963-11-23
hasAreaCode 419
567
hasGNISFeatureID 1062770
hasHistoricalEvent Golden Age Nursing Home fire
hasLocalGovernmentType governed as part of Greenfield Township, Huron County, Ohio
hasNameOrigin named after early settler family Fitch
hasSettlementType rural community
hasZIPCode 44890
isRural true
knownFor Golden Age Nursing Home fire
ledTo reforms in fire safety codes for nursing homes in the United States
locatedIn Greenfield Township, Huron County, Ohio
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Ohio State Route 13
U.S. Route 250 NERFINISHED
location Fitchville, Ohio self-linksurface differs
numberOfDeaths 63
numberOfInjured 21
occurredInBuildingType nursing home
partOfRegion Northern Ohio
state Ohio

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Huron County, Ohio containsSettlement Fitchville, Ohio
Fitchville, Ohio location Fitchville, Ohio self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Golden Age Nursing Home fire