Archive for October 3rd, 2007

Historical Moment: 1999 Inchon Karaoke Bar Fire
Fire swept through a four-story building crowded with diners and drinkers, killing at least 55 people, many of them teen-agers on October 30, 1999. Over 80 people were injured.
Most of the victims - mainly high school students were out enjoying themselves at after school festivals - were trapped in […]

Historical Moment: 2007 Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia
An off-campus 64-unit building was destroyed by fire January 13, 2007. Nine residents died as a result of the fire, including three Marshall students.
Dispatchers were called to the scene of a fully-engulfed building at 11:02 p.m. The Huntington Fire Department rescued 24 people before the […]