Cocoanut Grove Fire-11/28/1942

With 492 lives lost & countless others injured it is arguably one of the most tragic fires in history. It is recorded as the deadliest nigh club fire in American History, & second only to the 1903 Iroquois Theatre Fire in Chicago that killed 602 people as the 2nd deadliest single building fire in American History.

This fire would set the groundwork for many City & State Fire protection codes throughout the Country specifically those related to restaurants & night clubs.