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911 nightclub fire Moscow: Russia 2007 10: 4 pyrotechnics [9] Factory nightclub fire: Quito: Ecuador 2008 15: 35 pyrotechnics [7] Wuwang Club fire: Shenzhen, Guangdong: China 2008 43: 88 pyrotechnics Santika Club fire: Watthana, Bangkok: Thailand 2009 66: 222 stage pyrotechnics tar paper, plastic waterproofing Lame Horse fire: Perm: Russia 2009 ...
1908 – Rhoads Opera House fire, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, killed 170. [ 6] 1908 – Parker Building, New York City, January 10. 1908 – Collinwood school fire, in Collinwood, Ohio (soon absorbed by Cleveland ), on March 4, killed 175. 1909 – Flores Theater fire, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, on February 15, killed 250.
The Study Club fire killed 22 people and injured over 50 in a Detroit, Michigan dance hall on September 20, 1929. The club was located in the old theater district, at 65 East Vernor Highway, in Detroit. Until the fire, the Study Club operated as a speakeasy nightclub, where alcohol was being illegally sold during Prohibition. The fire is a ...
Devil's Night is a name associated with October 30, the night before Halloween, in Detroit, Michigan, US, and the surrounding area. It is related to "Mischief Night", an informal holiday involving pranks and minor vandalism. However, Devil's Night, especially from the late 1960s to the 1990s, [1] involved widespread serious vandalism and arson ...
The 20 Grand. The 20 Grand was one of Detroit 's most famous night clubs. It was located at the intersection of 14th Street and Warren Avenue, at 5020 14th St. It opened by Bill Kabbus and Marty Eisner in 1953. The original facility was destroyed by fire in 1958, at which point it was rebuilt into a renowned multiplex facility showcasing Black ...
The Gulliver's nightclub fire occurred in the early hours of June 30, 1974, on the border of Port Chester, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. The fire killed 24 patrons and injured 19 patrons and 13 firemen. [1] The fire was caused by arson in an adjacent bowling alley that had been aimed at covering up a minor burglary there.
493 wounded. Civilian casualties. 23 killed [2] The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street Riot, and the Detroit Uprising, was the bloodiest of the urban riots in the United States during the "long, hot summer of 1967". [3] Composed mainly of confrontations between black residents and the Detroit Police Department, it began in the ...
The gang was led by brothers Abe, Joe, Raymond, and Izzy Bernstein, [8] who had moved to Detroit from New York City. [9] While in Detroit casino operator Lincoln Fitzgerald was a gambler and he became associated with the Detroit Purple Gang. [10] In 1976 Fitzgerald opened a 16 story casino which he named Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel. [11]