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Deaths. 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.
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 ...
Cocoanut Grove fire. / 42.35000°N 71.06833°W / 42.35000; -71.06833. 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 ...
2002 Bali bombings. Beverly Hills Supper Club fire. Blue Bird Café fire.
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 Cocoanut Grove was a nightclub inside the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. It featured lavish exotic décor and was open between 1921 and 1989. The club continued as a filming location until the hotel was demolished in 2006. The Cocoanut Grove was "probably the most beloved public room of all time" society columnist ...
On June 12, 2016, 29-year-old Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and wounded 53 more in a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States before Orlando Police officers fatally shot him after a three-hour standoff. In a 9-1-1 call made shortly after the shooting began, Mateen swore allegiance to the leader of the ...
The Florentine Gardens was a nightclub in Hollywood, California, at 5955 Hollywood Boulevard, opened on December 28, 1938, by restaurateur Guido Braccini. [ 1] The building was designed by architect Gordon B. Kaufmann [ 2] and featured a European garden motif. Manager and emcee Nils Granlund.