new legislative standards for doors, landings, lighting, curtains, fire extinguishers, aisles, and marked exits. All doors were required to open outward and remain unlocked. Governor Edwin Stuart signed Pennsylvania's first fire law on May 3, 1909. The building of apartments and stores has now been built on the former opera house's site with a plaque commemorating the tragedy. References Notes Bibliography Claussen, W. Edmunds (1973) The Boyertown of Editor Charles Spatz. Gilbert Printing Co. Schneider, Mary Jane (1991) Midwinter Mourning: The Boyertown Opera House Fire. MJS Publications. Schneider, Mary Jane (1992) A Town in Tragedy: The Boyertown Opera House Fire Volume II. MJS Publications. WFMZ TV Documentary Unit (2008) The Rhoads Opera House Fire: The Legacy of a Tragedy'', Documentary DVD. Winner PAB Best Documentary 2008. External links Rhoads Opera House Fire Historical Marker List of Rhoads Opera House Fire Victims Boyertown Information Page Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry 100th anniversary of the fire TV special 1908 disasters in the United States 1908 fires in the United States 1908 in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Berks County, Pennsylvania Burned buildings and structures in the United States Building and structure fires in the United States Fires in Pennsylvania January 1908 events Theatre fires