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The Ozone Disco fire in Quezon City, Philippines, broke out on March 18, 1996, leaving at least 162 people dead. It is officially acknowledged as the worst fire in Philippine history, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and among the 10 worst nightclub fires in the world.
Yiyuan Disco fire Fuxin, Liaoning: China 1994 233: 16 sofa (caused by burning newspaper) [4] decorations Ozone Disco fire: Quezon City: Philippines 1996 162: 95 unknown, possibly electrical acoustic foam: Worst fire in Philippine history Rolling Stones fire Seoul: South Korea 1996 11: 3 discarded cigarette butt wet paint
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]
Nightclub fires in the United States (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Nightclub fires" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Ozone Disco ...
Ozone Disco fire → 1996 Ozone Disco fire; Study Club fire → 1929 Study Club fire; ... – Requesting a mass move of 31 nightclub fires to include the year.
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.
The venue was hosting rock group Callejeros, with an audience of around 4,000 people, almost three times the venue's capacity of 1,500. [3] The fire started when a pyrotechnic flare, a popular device in New Year's Eve celebrations, was set off and ignited foam in the ceiling.
There have been several other deadly fires in public places around Russia in recent years, attributed to the lax enforcement of fire safety regulations. [ 20 ] The disaster bears some similarities to the 2003 Station nightclub fire in the US state of Rhode Island , caused by the improper usage of indoor pyrotechnics which ignited the flammable ...