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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 ...
Prohibition-era speakeasy nightclub Rhythm Club fire: Natchez, Mississippi: United States 1940 209: 200 Spanish moss sprayed with Flit: At the time of incident, second-worst club fire in American history Cocoanut Grove fire: Boston, Massachusetts: United States 1942 492: 130 undetermined (disputed)
165. Non-fatal injuries. 200+. The Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate, Kentucky, is the seventh deadliest nightclub fire in history. It occurred on the night of May 28, 1977, during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. A total of 165 people died and more than 200 were injured as a result of the blaze. [1][2]
On Nov. 28, 1942, 492 people died in a fire at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub. The tragic blaze remains the single-deadliest nightclub fire in American history.
Jones was one of the 492 victims of the Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 28, 1942. Some news reports erroneously stated that Jones had escaped the flames, but had gone back into the nightclub to save others.
The Cocoanut Grove. Erected by the Bay Village Neighborhood Association, 1993. In memory of the more than 490 people who died in the Cocoanut Grove fire on November 28, 1942. As a result of that terrible tragedy, major changes were made in the fire codes, and improvements in the treatment of burn victims, not only in Boston but across the nation.
Erich Lindemann (born 2 May 1900 in Witten, Germany) was a German-American writer and psychiatrist, specializing in bereavement. He worked at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston as the Chief of Psychiatry and is noted for his extensive study on the effects of traumatic events on survivors and families after the Cocoanut Grove night club ...
Within six minutes, the entire building was engulfed in flames. The fire was the deadliest fireworks accident in U.S. history and the fourth-deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. It was also the second-deadliest nightclub fire in New England, behind the 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire. After the fire, multiple civil and criminal cases were filed.