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Topic: Coconut Grove fire

	Francis Brannigan
		The fires are The Coconut Grove Nightclub fire in Boston in 1942, which killed 492 of an estimated 1,000 patrons, and the 164-fatality fire at The Beverly Hills Supper Club in a Kentucky suburb of Cincinnati in 1977.
		After deadly fires in a soldiers’ hostel in Newfoundland and Mercy Hospital in Iowa, fire officials, in the late 1940's grew to realize that there was a new problem — the use of combustible fiberboard as interior finish.
		In 1983, forty-nine teenagers died in a fire in a Dublin disco.
	www.firenuggets.com /x_ARDSIllIIlllllIIIllIlIlIIIllllIllIl/brannigan18.htm (2640 words)

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		Thanks to this fire, there were many significant strides in the treatment of fire-related injury and trauma.
		I was astounded while at Mass to hear the priest announce that the worst loss of life in a fire in the history of the city had occurred.
		In addition, many new fire codes were implemented including the elimination of certain flammable decorations and the exclusive use of revolving doors.
	www.cs.umb.edu /~serl/oralhistory/Calapiz.html (1052 words)

	telegram.com - Warehouse Tragedy
		Levesque to report the fire was not wanton and reckless conduct, and was not the legal cause of the firefighters' deaths.
		Welansky, a criminal prosecution brought against the owner of the Coconut Grove after 492 people were unable to escape a fire in the Boston nightclub and died.
		As defined in the context of that case, involuntary manslaughter requires a duty to act, as well as wanton or reckless conduct, elements that are lacking in the case involving the warehouse tragedy, according to Mr.
	www.telegram.com /static/fire/coldfire0811.html (678 words)

	Danvers Senior Oracle: Coconut Grove Disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		I remember well the disaster of the Coconut Grove Night-Club --- I've always remembered the initial count of 498 killed --- there were additions to that number in the ensuing weeks as those who lingered died.
		In 1959, 17 years after the fire, I very often had to deliver motion picture film for development to a small company directly across the street from where the Coconut Grove was --- and the property was still boarded-up and vacant --- I presume that the location is probably now revitalized.
		The day of the Coconut Grove fire I was with a few of my teammates listening to the BC/Holy Cross football game in the office of our football coach Bill Seeglitz, by name.
	danversoracle.media.mit.edu:4000 /servlet/pluto?state=30303470616765303037576562506167653030326964303033363039] (818 words)

	Historical Perspective: Fires In Public Assembly Occupancies
		The similarities between these fires seem to be either flammable materials on interior walls, overcrowding, complex building design or flaws, illegal occupancy use, open flame, no suppression system, locked, blocked or unseen exits, not enough exits, placement of the exits, and not realizing early on that there is a true emergency occurring.
		The inspection report also noted that there were “a sufficient number of exits and fire extinguishers.” No matter what the end result of the fire inspection was, the facts remain that the Coconut grove had low ceilings, was full of combustible and flammable materials and these materials could be found everywhere within the structure.
		The fire department was investigating a fire on a seat cushion in a car when they heard the screams and commotion coming from the direction of the Coconut Grove and soon witnessed the smoke begin to billow from the structure.
	www.withthecommand.com /2003-Aug/MD-tom-public1.html (6097 words)

	Egyptian Fire -Worst Since 1942 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		At the time of this report, fires are still reportedly burning out of control in several areas in Southern Egypt.
		Fire officials say that numerous buildings were ignited by the "burning flood" and that they are still recovering bodies, more than twenty-four (24) hours after the start of the tragic incident.
		Fire experts say that this unusual fire/flood combination and its estimated 475 deaths exceeds the largest loss of life since the infamous Coconut Grove fire in Boston, MA that occurred in 1942.
	www.emergency.com /egyptfir.htm (455 words)

	Area Firefighters Reflect On The Tragic R.I. Blaze (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Anderson’s paper studies building construction and she is using the infamous Coconut Grove fire in Boston as a point of reference.
		Anderson said doors at the Coconut Grove opened inward and there were no directions to secondary exits, some of which were hidden by fabric decorations.
		The fire reinforces the need for people to be familiar with fire escapes and what to do in the event of a fire, but Sullivan said tragedy provides a limited window of opportunity.
	www.hampton.lib.nh.us /hampton/HISTORY/firedept/reflections.htm (1018 words)

	Cocoanut Grove Fire Boston (Coconut Grove) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The Cocoanut Grove was originally a speakeasy—an illegal bar during alcohol Prohibition—and some of its doors were bricked up or bolted shut.
		As a result of the Cocoanut Grove fire and tragedy, the fire laws were expanded to include larger restaurants and bars, and not just theatres.
		As a result of that terrible tragedy, major changes were made in the fire codes, and improvements in the treatment of burn victims, not only in Boston but across the nation.
	www.celebrateboston.com /disasters/cocoanutgrovefire.htm (511 words)

	Insider Audio, August 2003
		To many older folks, it was horribly reminiscent of the Coconut Grove fire in downtown Boston in 1942, in which almost 500 people lost their lives.
		A fire extinguisher that was supposed to be next to the stage was missing because its wall bracket was broken and nobody had fixed it.
		Fire marshals are supposed to be able to explain and enforce fire codes, but they sometimes have to deal with moving targets.
	www.paul-lehrman.com /insider/2003/08insider.html (1869 words)

	Boston Globe Online / From the Archives
		The story of the Cocoanut Grove is told in hundreds of articles in magazines and newspapers and in television documentaries and reports by the Fire Department and other agencies, and also in interviews with firefighters, journalists, doctors and employees, all of whom speak of the fire with awe.
		Intrigued by a fire 20 years before her birth, Mary Renda, 30, of Medford, wrote to the Globe's Confidential Chat, asking for recollections, and among 30 replies was a letter from Bill Shriberg of Chestnut Hill, 89, who narrowly missed an appointment with death.
		Kenney, the retired firefighter for whom the Cocoanut Grove is a hobby, recalled that he was 17 and came home from submarine school to visit his father, who'd fought the fire.
	www.boston.com /news/daily/21/archives_cocoanut_112292.htm (3253 words)

	Cocoanut Grove fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		On the night of the fire, November 28, 1942, the club had approximately 1,000 occupants, many of whom were people preparing to go overseas on military duty.
		The two revolving doors at the main entrance had bodies stacked four and five deep after the fire was brought under control.
		The Cocoanut Grove fire prompted major efforts in the field of fire prevention and control for nightclubs and other related places of assembly.
	www.ezl.com /~fireball/Disaster21.htm (210 words)

	Fires (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The fire was caused the lighting of a match when a bus boy was changing a cieling lightbulb and he accidentally ignited some highly flammable fabric on the cieling.
		Building code changes as a result of the Cocoanut Grove fire included the use of flame-retardent textiles in all furnishings; a new ratio of square footage to capacity to number of fire exits; the lighted "exit" sign never existed until after the fire; strict enforcement and regular inspections became much more frequent.
		The 57th anniversary of one of the most destructive fires in the country, the Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston, which claimed 492 lives including Western movie star Buck Jones, is featured with illustrations in the latest issue of the Buck Jones Western Corral newsletter.
	www.infonavigate.com /boston/l33.htm (6679 words)

	Ace Collins' Tragedies of American History
		The famed Grove, with its music, decorations and girls was the stop for hundreds of the young servicemen who were heading out on this cold night.
		One second the fire had been barely alive, burning just a tiny part of the sky, a few seconds later it was raining sparks onto the heads of the fleeing customers.
		As the fire flashed through the room, the exit to safety was jammed as tightly as was the revolving door in the foyer.
	www.acecollins.com /tragediesofameri.html (5861 words)

	Cocoanut Grove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cocoanut Grove fire, a nightclub fire in Boston Massachusetts in 1942
		Cocoanut Grove (film), a musical film of 1938.
		The Coo-Coo Nut Grove, a 1937 animated short.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cocoanut_Grove (114 words)

	Jacques Chirac horoscope, Great White - Coconut Grove nightclub fires, Meryl Streep
		The coincidence of two nightclub disasters in one week reflects a deeper astrological connection, and one that may be seen in the definitive nightclub disaster, the Coconut Grove fire that took 492 lives.
		A horoscope for the Coconut Grove incident (November 28, 1942; 10:17 pm; Boston) shows the astrological themes present in nightclub fires**.
		The planetary elements are the same: Saturn in showy Leo spotlights the Coconut Grove Ascendant, and planets in Gemini and Sagittarius oppose each other.
	www.wstardesigns.com /Horoscopes/horoscope-archives/2003/horoscopes022403.html (881 words)

	Bits 'n Pieces
		But a higher death toll in the West Warwick fire was undoubtedly averted because of legislation that went into effect as a consequence of the (in)famous Coconut Grove fire.
		When the fire was finally brought under control, the main entrance had bodies stacked four and five deep.
		The Coconut Grove fire promoted major efforts in the field of fire prevention and control for nightclubs and other public buildings.
	www.valarieclark.com /article.php?id=72 (1449 words)

	Buck Jones ... COCOANUT GROVE CONTROVERSY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Fire Commissioner William Reilly later said the leather covered walls of the club had been treated with a fire resistant compound which kept them from bursting into flame but caused them to give off dense clouds of thick choking smoke.
		Buck's fire ravaged body was found by a Coast Guardsman and a taxi driver aiding in rescue efforts in the very area Marty Sheridan alludes to.
		In all the newspaper accounts of the fire, the ensuing inquests and in further magazine articles (Newsweek, Life, etc.) and statements by city and fire officials, there are no accounts of Buck (or anyone) leaving the inferno and re-entering it to save others.
	www.surfnetinc.com /chuck/terms15.htm (1685 words)

	IAFF: Syndicated News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		In 1942 he was appointed to the Boston Fire Department, where his first response to an alarm of fire was the infamous Coconut Grove Nightclub Fire in which 490 people perished.
		During his tenure, Boston fire fighters saw a dramatic increase in compensation, as well as a greatly reduced workweek.
		To honor his commitment to the children of fire fighters killed in the line of duty, the family requests in lieu of flowers, that donations be made to the William Howard McClennan Scholarship Fund, International Association of Fire Fighters, 1750 New York Ave.
	www.iaff.org /across/news/archive2002/100802how.html (597 words)

	Find A Grave - Coconut Grove Fire Memorial
		One of the nation's most notorious tragedies, a major fire struck the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, 17 Piedmont Street, in Boston on the evening of November 28, 1942 On the night of the fire, the club had approximately 1,000 occupants, many of whom were people preparing to go overseas on military duty.
		A lighted match used by an employee in changing a light bulb or an electrical short have been considered the most likely causes for this fire, which ultimately claimed 492 lives, including actor Buck...
		Coconut Grove Fire Memorial, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
	www.findagrave.com /php/famous.php?page=cem&FScemeteryid=1366591 (113 words)

	grief and acute loss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		On the evening of Saturday, November 28, 1942, a fire broke out and spread quickly through a popular Boston nightclub called the Coconut Grove.
		Almost 500 people perished in the devastating blaze, and it took every firefighter and policeman in the city to deal with the destruction and its aftermath.
		For several months, Erich Lindemann, M.D., a Boston psychiatrist, interviewed survivors and bereaved relatives of the Coconut Grove fire.
	www.hsibaltimore.com /ealerts/ea200209/ea20020911.html (940 words)

	WESTPHALIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		For some reason, I spent years completely convinced that Tom Mix died in the fire at the Coconut Grove, where more than 400 souls lost their lives because they panicked, rushed to the exits and pressed, as a crowd, against exit doors that opened in rather than out, effectively trapping themselves.
		He ran off the road in his car and hit something, and his suitcase, which was sitting in the back seat, flew up and hit him in the back of the head and broke his neck.
		I have no idea where that Coconut Grove story came from, especially since the truth was much more interesting.
	clicheideas.com /Home/RoadTrip/Dewey.htm (518 words)

	New England Fire and History Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		As a result of the Cocoanut Grove fire the Medical Examiner suggested "All people should wear some sort of metal ID tag.Countless bodies of women remain unidentified because whatever they carry in the way of identification rests in their handbag.
		James escaped the fire and Barnet was in the Hospital recovering from pneumonia.
		As a result of the Coconut Grove Fire, a tremendous tragedy there were significant strides made in the treatment of fire and related injury and trauma, bereavement.
	www.infonavigate.com /boston/45.htm (4475 words)

	City of Boston
		Over the years, the police department has responded to a wide range of public safety issues, from "night walkers" to armed robberies to homicides, and to public crises such as the Great Fire, the St. Valentine’s Day blizzard and the Coconut Grove fire.
		In responding to these public safety issues and protecting the public, the department has learned much, growing and evolving into one of the finest police departments in the country.
		The fire was discovered by a patrolman who was chasing boys on Lincoln Street.
	www.ci.boston.ma.us /police/glance.asp (896 words)

	The Cocoanut Grove Fire
		The tragedy was over in a matter of minutes as flames and fumes swept through the two-story boite, and the exits that weren't locked were jammed with panicked patrons.
		Fire buffs still debate its true cause; lawyers, doctors, and building contractors continue to work under its impact.
		In this addition to the "New England Remembers" series, Schorow continues her groundbreaking research, bringing more evidence than ever to bear on a tragedy that is as controversial today as it was unthinkable in 1942.
	www.commonwealtheditions.com /productdetails.cfm?PC=73 (298 words)

	NewsScope February 25, 2003 - StarIQ.com
		are the same: Saturn in showy Leo spotlights the Coconut Grove Ascendant, and planets in Gemini and Sagittarius oppose each other.
		Last week's Chicago incident took place under a Sun-Uranus conjunction that is exactly aligned with the Coconut Grove lunar node axis.
		In both the Chicago and Rhode Island cases, Jupiter was conjunct the Coconut Grove Leo Ascendant (with Neptune opposite), and planets opposed each other in Gemini and Sagittarius.
	www.stariq.com /Main/Articles/P0004288.HTM (860 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		It is almost midnight on Saturday, Nov. 28, 1942 and Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub is filled beyond capacity with weekend revelers.
		During the early days of World War II, a major fire struck the Coconut Grove nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts.
		The Coconut Grove fire prompted major efforts in the field of fire prevention and control for nightclubs and other related places of assembly.
	www.wtc6.com /1942_Coconut_Grove_Fire.htm (424 words)

	FIRE 56-Building Construction For The Fire Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Presents all of the major components of the common types of structures used for business and residential purposes that will provide the student with the basic building construction knowledge to safely perform rescue operations and suppress fires in structures and their surrounding appurtenances.
		This is a Fire Technology core course and must be completed with a final grade of "C" or better in order to receive an Associate Degree or Certificate of Achievement in Fire Technology.
		Use the basic concepts of building construction to critically evaluate and analyze the rates of fire spread in a structure fire in order to most effectively perform search and rescue efforts and to eventually extinguish the fire.
	www.solano.edu /webcms/display.asp?course_id=11216 (481 words)

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