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A look at some of the most serious fires of nightclubs and music places

A look at some of the most serious fires of nightclubs and music places

A Fire at a nightclub In the city of Kocani in Northern Macedonia he killed 59 people and injured more than 150 others, according to the authorities. Here is a look at other night club fires and music place that led to significant death:

– April 2024: a fire at Masquerade nightclub In Istanbul, Turkey, trapped and employees while the place was closed for renovations, leaving 29 dead people. It was located on the ground and at the basement of a 16 -storey residential building.

– October 2023: A fire that started at a southern nightclub – the east of the Spanish city Murcia and spread to two other clubs left 13 dead people.

– January 2022: A nightclub in SorongIn the province of Papua in Indonesia, burned after two groups attacked each other inside the building. Nineteen people were killed.

– January 2022: a fire at Liv Yaoba’s nightclub In Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, triggered explosions that killed 17 people. The government suggested that the fireworks set the roof and the fire spread in the areas where cooking gas was stored.

-December 2016: thirty-six people died in a fire at a warehouse in Oakland, California, who had been transformed into a residence space and events for the nickname artists “Ghost ship”. Blaze, who broke out during an electronic music and dance party, moved so quickly that the victims were caught on the second floor illegally built.

– October 2015: a fire that broke out during the pyrotechnic display of a rock band at The Collective Night Club in the capital of Romania, BucharestHe killed 64 people and left about 190 injured.

– January 2013: A fire killed over 200 people at Kiss nightclub in the city of Santa Maria in the south of Brazil. Investigators said the sound insulation foam on the ceiling caught fire and released poisonous gases that quickly killed those who attend a university party.

– December 2009: About 152 people died when a fire broke out at the Lame Horse club in Perm, Russia. It started when an interior fireworks displayed a plastic ceiling decorated with branches.

– January 2009: A display of interior fireworks after an reverse count of the New Year lit a fire in Santika Club in Bangkok, Thailand, killing 67 people and hurting many more. The victims died from burns, inhalation of smoke and was crushed.

– September 2008: A fire killed 44 people at the Blonomed King of Dancers in Shenzhen, China, when a stamp broke out after a fireworks lit the ceiling.

– December 2004: In Buenos Aires, Argentina, a fire killed 194 people at the agglomeration of the Cromagnon Republic club, after a flame lit the ceiling foam. The owner of the club, Omar Chaban, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for provoking the deadly fire for bribery. Others received lighter sentences.

– February 2003: A fire at the Night Club in the West Warwick station, Rhode Island, in the United States, killed 100 people and injured over 200 others. The fireworks used by the band set fire to flammable foam inside the club.

– December 2000: A fire that was blamed on a welding accident killed 309 people at a disco in the Central Chinese city of Luoyang.

– October 1998: A fire attack against a overcrowd youth disco in the Swedish city of Gototeborg killed 63 people and left around 200 injured. Four people were later convicted of starting the fire.

– March 1996: A fire at Ozone Disco Pub in Quezon City, Philippines, killed 162 people. Much of the victims were students who took place to mark the end of the academic year.

– March 1990: A Fire attack at the Happy Land nightclub in Bronx Borough in New York killed 87 people. It started when a man angry at his girlfriend threw the gasoline on the only output of the club and set fire to, then blocked on the metal gate, so that people were caught.

– December 1983: A fire at the Alcala Dance Hall in Madrid, Spain, left 78 dead people and more than 20 injured.

– May 1977: A fire at Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky, killed 165 people and hurt more than 200.

– November 1942: The most fatal fire club fire in US history killed 492 people at Boston’s Cocoanut Grove Club. The fire at what was one of the most important night points in Boston led to new requirements for spraying and accessible exits.

– April 1940: A fire lit the Spanish decorative muscle that dragged the ceiling of the rhythmic nightclub in Natchez, Mississippi, killing 209 people. The windows had been boarded to prevent people from slipping.

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