List of nightclub fires

This is a list of notable nightclub fires at indoor and outdoor venues. Many involve pyrotechnic failures.

Name	Location	Year	Deaths	Injuries	Origin	Accelerant	Notes
Study Club fire	Detroit, Michigan, US	1929	22	50		draperies, decorations[1]	Study Club was a speakeasy nightclub.
Rhythm Club fire	Natchez, Mississippi, US	1940	209	200		Spanish moss sprayed with Flit	The second-worst club fire in American history.
Cocoanut Grove fire	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1942	492		refrigerant leak (methyl chloride)	draperies, decorations	The deadliest club fire in history, and the second-worst single-building fire in American history (second only to the Iroquois Theatre fire).
Karlslust dance hall fire	Berlin, Germany	1947	80–88	150	stove pipe		Worst fire disaster in Berlin since World War II
Top Storey Club	Bolton, UK	1961	19			solvents, paints	14 died in the fire and 5 died of injuries received from jumping out of windows
Club Cinq-Sept fire	Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France	1970	146		discarded match	polyurethane, paper mache
Blue Bird Café fire	Montreal, Canada	1972	37	56	arson	gasoline
Whiskey Au Go Go fire	Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia	1973	15		arson	diesel fuel
UpStairs Lounge arson attack	New Orleans, Louisiana, US	1973	15	32	arson	Ronsonol lighter fluid	Deadliest arson attack in New Orleans at that time, and one of the deadliest attacks on LGBT people in United States history.
Summerland disaster	Douglas, Isle of Man	1973	50	80	smoking	soundproofing, acrylic sheeting
Gulliver's nightclub fire	Port Chester, New York, US	1974	24	32	arson
Beverly Hills Supper Club fire	Southgate, Kentucky, US	1977	165	200		carpeting, wooden panelling	Third-worst club fire in American history.
Stardust fire	Artane, Dublin, Ireland	1981	48	214	electrical	cooking oil (225 gallons)
Alcalá 20 nightclub fire	Madrid, Spain	1983	82	27	electrical
Happy Land fire	The Bronx, New York, US	1990	87	6	arson	gasoline	Fifth-worst club fire in American history.
Kheyvis fire	Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina	1993	17	24			Second-worst club fire in Argentine history.
Ozone Disco Club fire	Quezon City, Philippines	1996	162	95		acoustic foam	Worst fire in Philippine history.
Gothenburg discothèque fire	Gothenburg, Sweden	1998	63	213	arson
Luoyang Christmas fire	Luoyang, Henan, China	2000	309	50	welding		Second-deadliest club fire in history.
Lobohombo explosion	Mexico city, Mexico	2000	22	24		gas canisters[2]
Volendam New Year's fire	Volendam, Netherlands	2001	14	241	sparkler	decorations (Christmas)
Canecão Mineiro nightclub fire	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	2001	7	197	pyrotechnics
The Station nightclub fire	West Warwick, Rhode Island, US	2003	100	230	pyrotechnics	soundproofing foam	Fourth-deadliest club fire in American history.
República Cromañón nightclub fire	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2004	194	1432	pyrotechnics	plastic net (media sombra), styrofoam and wood decorations, acoustic panels	Worst club fire in Argentine history.
Factory nightclub fire	Quito, Ecuador	2008	15	35	pyrotechnics[3]
Wuwang Club fire	Shenzhen, Guangdong, China	2008	43	88	pyrotechnics
Santika Club fire	Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand	2009	66	222	disputed	tar paper, plastic waterproofing	Possibly started by fireworks (disputed, see article).
Lame Horse fire	Perm, Russia	2009	156	≤160	pyrotechnics	decorations (willow twig)	Worst fire in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Jack Daniels nightclub fire	Taichung, Taiwan	2011	9	13			Originated during a fire show by a male dancer onstage, described as holding sparklers,[4] a torch[5] or LED torch that malfunctioned and produced sparks.[6]
Kiss nightclub fire	Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	2013	242	168	pyrotechnics	acoustic foam	Worst club fire and second worst fire disaster in Brazil. Third deadliest club fire in history.
Formosa Fun Coast explosion	New Taipei City, Taiwan	2015	14	498	dust explosion	thrown cornstarch	Most wounded in a man-made accident in Taiwan in 50 years
Colectiv nightclub fire	Bucharest, Romania	2015	64	160	pyrotechnics	acoustic foam (polyurethane)	Worst club fire in Romanian history.

See also

• List of fires

References

1. https://books.google.ca/books?id=e0IrAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA122
2. "Brazil, Mexico And Other Deadly Nightclub Fires In Latin America". Huffington Post. 2013-01-28.
3. "Brazil, Mexico And Other Deadly Nightclub Fires In Latin America". Huffington Post. 2013-01-28.
4. "Nine die in pub fire in Taiwan". Sydney Morning Herald. 2011-03-06.
5. "Taiwan nightclub fire kills 9". UPI. 2011-03-06.
6. "9 die in night club fire in central Taiwan city of Taichung". The China Post. 2011-03-06.