Kheyvis fire

Kheyvis was a nightclub in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina. On 20 December 1993, a fire in the club caused the deaths of 17 teenagers in a graduation party for the La Salle College. It is believed to have been caused by the burning of furniture as a prank, although no one was charged with starting it.

The Kheyvis fire led to tougher regulations, including mandatory emergency exits and extensive security inspections of existing nightclubs. Until the República Cromagnon fire on 30 December 2004 in Buenos Aires, the Kheyvis fire was the worst nightclub tragedy in Argentine history.

Nightclub fires and disasters

List of nightclub fires

20th century	1929 Study Club fire 1940 Rhythm Club fire 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire 1947 Karlslust dance hall fire 1970 Club Cinq-Sept fire 1972 Blue Bird Café fire 1973 Whiskey Au Go Go fire 1973 UpStairs Lounge arson attack 1973 Summerland disaster 1974 Gulliver's nightclub fire 1977 Beverly Hills Supper Club fire 1981 Stardust fire 1981 Hyatt Regency walkway collapse 1983 Alcalá 20 nightclub fire 1990 Happy Land fire 1993 Kheyvis fire 1996 Ozone Disco Club fire 1998 Gothenburg discothèque fire 2000 Luoyang Christmas fire

21st century	2001 Volendam New Year's fire 2001 Canecão Mineiro nightclub fire 2002 Bali bombings 2003 The Station nightclub fire 2004 República Cromañón nightclub fire 2008 Wuwang Club fire 2009 Santika Club fire 2009 Lame Horse fire 2012 Sighetu Marmației explosions 2013 Kiss nightclub fire 2015 Formosa Fun Coast explosion 2015 Colectiv nightclub fire

External links

a tribute site to the victims of the disaster (Spanish)

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