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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 ...
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 ...
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.
March 29 – Stephen Court historic building fire in Kolkata, India, killed at least 42. [196] September 10 – 2010 San Bruno explosion in San Bruno, California, six-alarm fire from a gas main killed eight and destroyed dozens of homes. November 15 – 2010 Shanghai fire, China, [197] high-rise apartment building fire killed at least 53.
A home where entertainers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg's family once lived was damaged by fire Sunday in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, the fire department said. The blaze in a nearby home at ...
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 ...
But the building is now red-tagged after a fire broke out around 11 a.m. PT on Thursday. It took 17 fire companies about an hour and a half to get the flames under control, according to a report ...