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Ozone Disco was located near the 11th World Scout Jamboree Memorial Rotonda along Timog Avenue.Its building and the land it stood on was a music venue for the most part. Initially, the site housed the jazz club "Birdland", which was owned by Sergio Orgaoow and operated from 1978 until 19
Ozone Disco: A former discothèque that was the site of the worst fire in Philippine history, which killed at least 162 people and injured at least 95 in 1996. [47] Phantom music and shadows of dancing figures were reported from its ruins, and hauntings allegedly spread to the nearby Imperial Hotel as well. [ 48 ]
Formerly the Old Heidelberg restaurant and Rumbottoms disco Denmark Place fire: Central London: United Kingdom 1980 37: 23 arson gasoline Stardust fire: Artane, Dublin: Ireland 1981 48: 214 electrical Alcalá 20 nightclub fire: Madrid: Spain 1983 82: 27 electrical Chowon (Greenfield) disco fire Daegu: South Korea 1983 25: 67 short circuit
The Manor Hotel fire is the deadliest hotel fire in Philippine history, and the country's second-worst fire of any kind after the Ozone Disco fire of 1996 which killed around 160 people. [15] The Christian conference attended by 8,000 people at the Araneta Coliseum on August 18 dedicated their service to the victims and families of the fire. [14]
The story of Casablanca Records has been told by many — in books, articles and by the larger-than-life characters who lived through the salad days of mid- to late-1970s rock and disco music.
March 18 – Ozone Disco fire, Quezon City, Philippines, killed 162 and injured 95. March 28 – Kebon Kembang shopping mall fire, Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, killed 78. April 11 – Düsseldorf Airport fire, killed 17. November 7 – Heaven Hill distillery fire in Kentucky. November 20 – The Garley Building fire, Hong Kong, killed 40.
On May 13, 2015, a fire broke out at the Kentex manufacturing factory in Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines.72 people were killed in the fire, making the incident the joint-second worst fire disaster in Philippine history alongside the Manor Hotel fire in 2001; only the Ozone Disco Club fire in 1996 had claimed more lives.
Without shying away from depictions of violence and corruption, “Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story” rarely raises its voice above a whisper, settling on a placid tone anchored by an unmoving camera.