September 27th, 2007 by Christy Jaye
Historical Moment: 2006 Tennessee Clothes Dryer Fire
Two women, one handicapped, died in a fire when the clothes dryer in their rented single-family home malfunctioned. The wood-frame house, which had an asphalt roof, was not sprinklered.
One of the women awoke around 8:30 a.m. to the smell of smoke and telephoned the fire department. The fire […]
September 27th, 2007 by Christy Jaye
Historical Moment: The 1942 Cocoanut Grove Fire
The Cocoanut Grove, one of Boston’s most elegant clubs, remains one the deadliest nightclub fires in United States history, killing 492 people and injuring hundreds more.
An underage busboy trying to replace a light bulb on the night of November 28th, lit a match to see what he was […]
September 27th, 2007 by Christy Jaye
Historical Moment: 2005 Zhongshan Christmas Fire
A Christmas celebration turned into a tragedy when 26 people were killed and 11 injured in a bar fire in Zhongshan City of south China’s Guangdong Province.
Over 100 to 200 people were in an illegally-opened bar, inside the Tandao Western-style restaurant, when the fire broke out shortly after 11:00 […]
