Generations of Bostonians know about the tragedy that struck the Cocoanut Grove nightclub on the evening of Nov. 28, 1942. Thousands of people entered the nightclub — families, movie stars ...

The deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history happened in 1942, when 492 people perished inside Boston’s Cocoanut Grove club after patrons found themselves unable to open doors as panicked ...

November 28, 1942 – Boston – 492 people die in a fire at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub after a lit match sets an artificial palm tree on fire. This is the deadliest nightclub fire in US history ...

November 1942: The deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. 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 ...

We identified at least 24 nightclub fires where ten or more people died since 1940. Collectively, these 24 incidents account for at least 2,800 deaths, with nearly 1,300 in the 21st century alone. The ...

Foam insulation, wooden panelling, plastic decorations and carpeted walls have all been key factors in past nightclub fires. In Cocoanut Grove (Boston, 1942), artificial palm trees and other ...

Six Locked Doors explores the events leading up to the deadliest nightclub fire in American history that took place on November 28, 1942, at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts.

Foam insulation, wooden panelling, plastic decorations and carpeted walls have all been key factors in past nightclub fires. In Cocoanut Grove (Boston, 1942), artificial palm trees and other ...