Episode 14: Cocoanut Grove Fire

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Episode 14: Cocoanut Grove Fire

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On November 28, 1942, Boston’s Cocoanut Grove nightclub became the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. More than 1,000 people were inside a venue approved for far fewer when fire broke out in the basement Melody Lounge. CC and Kitty trace what happened, why escape failed, why the official cause remained unknown, and how the disaster changed fire safety forever.

SOURCES:

https://bostonfirehistory.org/the-story-of-the-cocoanut-grove-fire/

https://bostonfirehistory.org/fire-alarm/running-cards/

https://www.wcvb.com/article/80th-anniversary-cocoanut-grove-nightclub-fire-boston-massachusetts/42079566

https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2017/fall/cocoanut-grove

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/king-charles-solomon-bostons-answer-al-capone/

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