January 2022: A nightclub in Sorong, in Indonesia’s West Papua province, burned after two groups attacked each other inside the building. Nineteen people were killed.
January 2022: A blaze at Liv’s Nightclub Yaouba in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, set off explosions that killed 17 people. The government suggested that fireworks set the roof alight and the fire then spread to areas where cooking gas was stored.
A fire breaks out at a warehouse dance party in Oakland, California, in December 2016.Credit: AP
December 2016: Thirty-six people died in a fire at a warehouse in Oakland, California that had been converted into a residence and event space for artists, dubbed the “Ghost Ship”. The blaze, which broke out during an electronic music and dance party, moved so quickly that victims were trapped on the illegally constructed second floor.
October 2015: A blaze that broke out during a rock band’s pyrotechnics display at the Colectiv nightclub in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, killed 64 people and left some 190 injured.
January 2013: A fire killed more than 200 people at the Kiss nightclub in the city of Santa Maria in southern Brazil. Investigators said that soundproofing foam on the ceiling caught fire and released poisonous gases that quickly killed those attending a university party.
December 2009: Some 152 people died when a blaze broke out at the Lame Horse nightclub in Perm, Russia. It started when an indoor fireworks display ignited a plastic ceiling decorated with branches.
Rescuers retrieve the body of a victim outside a nightclub in Perm, Russia in December 2009.Credit: AP/RTR Russian Channel
January 2009: An indoor fireworks display after a New Year’s countdown ignited a blaze in the Santika club in Bangkok, Thailand, killing 67 people and injuring many more. Victims died from burns, smoke inhalation and from being crushed.
September 2008: A fire killed 44 people at the jammed King of Dancers nightclub in Shenzhen, China, when a stampede broke out after a fireworks show ignited the ceiling.
December 2004: In Buenos Aires, Argentina, a fire killed 194 people at the crowded Cromagnon Republic club after a flare ignited ceiling foam. Club owner Omar Chaban was sentenced to 20 years in prison for causing the deadly fire and for bribery. Others received lighter sentences.
February 2003: A fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, in the United States killed 100 people and injured more than 200 others. Fireworks being used by the band set fire to flammable foam inside the club.
Footage from WPRI-TV television shows a pyrotechnics display that ignited a fatal fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, in February 2003.Credit: WPRI-TV
January 2001: A fire at a cafe in the Dutch town of Volendam where people were celebrating New Year killed 14 people and injured more than 200.
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: An arson attack against an overcrowded youth disco in the Swedish city of Goteborg killed 63 people and left about 200 injured. Four people were later convicted for starting the fire.
March 1996: A fire at the Ozone Disco Pub in Quezon City, Philippines, killed 162 people. A large proportion of the victims were students partying to mark the end of the academic year.
March 1990: An arson attack at the Happy Land nightclub in the Bronx borough of New York killed 87 people. It started when a man angry with his girlfriend threw gasoline on the club’s only exit and set it on fire, then jammed down the metal front gate so that people were trapped.
December 1983: A fire at the Alcala dance hall in Madrid, Spain left 78 people dead and more than 20 injured.
May 1977: A fire at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky, killed 165 people and injured more than 200.
November 1942: The deadliest nightclub fire in United States history killed 492 people at Boston’s Cocoanut Grove club. The fire at what had been one of Boston’s foremost nightspots led to new requirements for sprinkler systems and accessible exits.
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April 1940: A fire ignited the decorative Spanish moss draping the ceiling of the Rhythm Night Club in Natchez, Mississippi, killing 209 people. The windows had been boarded up to prevent people from sneaking in.
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