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The Cocoanut Grove fire was a nightclub fire which took place in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 28, 1942, and resulted in the deaths of 492 people. It is the deadliest nightclub fire in history and the third-deadliest single-building fire (after the September 11 attacks and Iroquois Theatre fire). The Cocoanut Grove was one of Boston's most ...
Myojo 56 building fire: Kabukicho, Shinjuku: Japan 2001 44: 3 suspected arson Fifth-deadliest fire in post-war Japanese history Club La Guajira fire: Caracas: Venezuela 2002 47: 28 Christmas decoration Bouncer delayed exit asking patrons not to leave without paying Utopía nightclub fire: Santiago de Surco, Lima: Peru 2002 29: 57 torch The ...
The Boston Globe: "Portraits of People Who Died in the R.I. Nightclub Fire" (2003) National Fire Protection Association web page "Nightclubs/assembly occupancies": This page includes a report on the fire, links to nightclub safety tips, information on the safe use of pyrotechnics, and other relevant information.
13 September – Hanoi building fire in Vietnam, killed at least 56. [337] 26 September – Qaraqosh wedding fire in Iraq, killed at least 113. [338] 1 October – Fonda Milagros nightclub fire in Murcia, Spain killed 13 people. [339] 3 November – Langarud drug rehabilitation centre fire in Iran, killed 32 people. [340]
The fire was reported around 11 a.m. on the 2300 block of Fair Oaks Boulevard. ... Fire guts former Boston Market location, pumps smoke across Arden Arcade ... which states the building occupies ...
Fire Chief Daniel F. Sennott believed that the building was not badly damaged and building inspector James J. Hendrick declared the building to be safe. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] Timothy Barry had connections to the city's political, newspaper, and legal circles, however the club instead attracted a seedy crowd and gained a reputation as a social center for ...
A fire broke out in a former nightclub building at the historic Mumbles Pier near the Welsh city of Swansea on Wednesday, August 31, officials said.Mumbles Pier, a Victorian structure built in ...
Great Boston fire of 1760; Great Boston Fire of 1872; 2014 Boston Brownstone fire; C. Cocoanut Grove fire; H. Hotel Vendome fire; P. Paramount Hotel explosion