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The Canonsburg Opera House Disaster is an event that occurred on August 26, 1911 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. 26 theater attendees were killed during a panic that resulted from an audience member either falsely or mistakenly shouting fire.

The Canonsburg Opera House, formerly the Morgan Opera House, was located in the Morgan Building, a structure which still stands at the intersection of Central Avenue and Pike Street. The theater was located on the second floor and accessed by a flight of 26 stairs. After the disaster, the theater portion of the building was closed and converted into apartments. The incident happened several months before a similar event in Calumet, Michigan.