Nightclubs/Dance halls
NFPA Case Study: Nightclub Fires
NFPA members: Download this nightclub report. (PDF)
Dance Hall Fire, Natchez, MS, 4/23/40, 207 fatalities.
NFPA members: Download this Natchez, MS report. (PDF)
Cocoanut Grove Night Club, Boston, MA, 11/28/42, 492 fatalities.
NFPA members: Download this Boston, MA report. (PDF)
The Upstairs Lounge, New Orleans, LA, 6/24/73, 32 fatalities.
NFPA members: Download this New Orleans, LA report. (PDF)
Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire, Southgate, KY, 5/28/77, 165 fatalities
NFPA members: Download this Southgate, KY report. (PDF)
Private Club, Indianapolis, IN, 2/5/92, 3 fatalities.
NFPA members: Download this Indianapolis, IN report. (PDF)
All visitors: Summary in Spanish (PDF)
Dance Hall Fire, Gothenburg, Sweden 10/28/98, 63 fatalities.
NFPA members: Download this Gothenburg, Sweden report. (PDF)
All visitors: Summary in English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF)
Restaurants
Restaurant, Seaside Park, NJ, 7/30/85.
NFPA members: Download this Seaside Park, NJ report. (PDF)
Restaurant, Derby, CT, 12/6/85, 6 fatalities.
NFPA members: Download this Derby, CT report. (PDF)
Restaurant, Boston, MA, 8/31/95.
NFPA members: Download this Boston, MA report. (PDF)
All visitors: Summary in Spanish (PDF)
Schools/Churches
Church, St. Louis, MO, 4/28/94.
NFPA members: Download this St. Louis, MO report. (PDF)
All visitors: Summary in Spanish (PDF)
School, Pangnirtung, Canada, 3/9/97.
NFPA members: Download this Pangnirtung, Canada report. (PDF)
All visitors: Summary in English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF)
Church, Lake Worth, TX, 2/15/99, 3 fatalities.
NFPA members: Download this Lake Worth, TX report (PDF)
All visitors: Summary in English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF)
Stadiums/Amusement parks
Amusement Facility, Six Flags, Jackson, NJ, 5/11/84, 8 fatalities.
NFPA members: Download this Jackson, NJ report. (PDF)
Soccer Stadium Fire, Bradford, UK, 5/11/85, 56 fatalities.
NFPA members: Download this Bradford, UK report. (PDF)
Stadium Fires (two), 10/13/93.
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Theaters
Iroquois Theater, Chicago, IL, 12/30/03, 602 fatalities.
All visitors: Download a free overview (PDF) from NFPA Journal®, July/August 1995.
Miscellaneous
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus tent, Hartford, CT, 7/6/44, 168 fatalities.
All visitors: Download a free overview (PDF) from NFPA's The Quarterly, July 1944.
Community Center, Yonkers, NY, 12/20/65.
NFPA members: Download this May 1966 Fire Journal article. (PDF)
Central Library, Los Angeles, CA, 4/29/86.
NFPA members: Download this Los Angeles, CA report. (PDF)
Airport Terminal Fire, Düsseldorf, Germany, 4/11/96, 17 fatalities.
NFPA members: Download this Dusseldorf, Germany report. (PDF)
All visitors: Summary in English (PDF), Spanish (PDF), French (PDF), and German (PDF)