Aftermath of Cocoanut Grove Fire

Chairs, shoes, and sheet music lie on the sidewalk outside the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston on November 29, 1942. A fire on the previous evening incinerated the interior of the building, killing 492 and injuring 270. The high loss of life was due mainly to a lack of exits and the rapid growth of the blaze, which was believed to have been caused by a cigarette. | Location: Cocoanut Grove, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Chairs, shoes, and sheet music lie on the sidewalk outside the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston on November 29, 1942. A fire on the previous evening incinerated the interior of the building, killing 492 and injuring 270. The high loss of life was due mainly to a lack of exits and the rapid growth of the blaze, which was believed to have been caused by a cigarette. | Location: Cocoanut Grove, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Aftermath of Cocoanut Grove Fire
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November 29, 1942
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