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Burnin’ Love

by | May 1, 2019 | True West Blog

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April 25, 1896. Dance hall girl Jennie Larue and her boyfriend Otto Floto get into a fight in Cripple Creek, Colorado's red light district. A gas heater is knocked over, starting a fire that ends up destroying most of the downtown area. Two die; others are injured. Four days later, another blaze burns most of the remaining structures. Another three are dead, dozens hurt, and almost half of the


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