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Alert Bulletin - Assembly

An NFPA Alert Bulletin may cover one or more incidents with a common theme.

Happyland Social Club, (PDF, 247 KB) Bronx, NY, 3/25/90,
87 fatalities.

Also see NFPA's fact sheet on fire safety in nightclubs and other assembly occupancies.

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NFPA 101: Life Safety Code Handbook, 2009 Edition
Pave the way to smooth, confident NFPA 101® compliance. The 2009 Life Safety Code® Handbook has the practical insights and solutions you need!

Item #: 101HB09
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NFPA 921: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations, 2008 Edition
Technology breakthroughs impact NFPA 921: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations.

Item #: 92108
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NFPA Case Study: Nightclub Fires
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Dance Hall Fire, Gothenburg, Sweden 10/28/98, 63 fatalities.
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Summary in English (PDF, 232 KB) and Spanish (PDF, 18 KB)

School, Pangnirtung, Canada, 3/9/97.
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Summary in English (PDF, 51 KB) and Spanish (PDF, 19 KB)

Airport Terminal Fire, Düsseldorf, Germany, 4/11/96, 17 fatalities.
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Summary in English (PDF, 60 KB), Spanish (PDF, 58 KB), French (PDF, 59 KB), and German (PDF, 60 KB)

Restaurant, Boston, MA, 8/31/95.
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Summary in Spanish (PDF, 6 KB)

Church, St. Louis, MO, 4/28/94.
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Summary in Spanish (PDF, 5 KB)

Stadium Fires (two), 10/13/93.
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Private Club, Indianapolis, IN, 2/5/92, 3 fatalities.
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Summary in Spanish (PDF, 15 KB)

Central Library, Los Angeles, CA, 4/29/86.
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Restaurant, Derby, CT, 12/6/85, 6 fatalities.
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Restaurant, Seaside Park, NJ, 7/30/85.
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Soccer Stadium Fire, Bradford, UK, 5/11/85, 56 fatalities.
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Amusement Facility, Six Flags, Jackson, NJ, 5/11/84, 8 fatalities.
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Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire, Southgate, KY, 5/28/77, 165 fatalities
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Night Club Fire, New Orleans, LA, 6/24/73, 32 fatalities.
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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus tent, Hartford, CT, 7/6/44, 168 fatalities.
All visitors: Download a free overview (PDF, 623 KB) from NFPA's The Quarterly, July 1944.

Cocoanut Grove Night Club, Boston, MA, 11/28/42, 492 fatalities.
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Dance Hall Fire, Natchez, MS, 4/23/40, 207 fatalities.
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Iroquois Theater, Chicago, IL, 12/30/03, 602 fatalities.
All visitors: Download a free overview (PDF, 408 KB) from NFPA Journal®, July/August 1995.