Boston,MA 75 years ago "Cocoanut Grove" Fire,492 people died

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[mack]

November 28, 1942 - 492 perished in a downtown Boston nightclub fire.  The fire was allegedly started by a busboy who lit a match to change a light bulb.  Assigned units for Box 1521 (Church and Winchester St) were:

2220  1st Alarm    E26,E10,E22,E3                L13,L17      Dist Chief 7      Div Chief 2
2223  2nd Alarm  E35,E15,E7,E8,E43          L3,L15      Water Tower2    Dist Chief 8
2223  3rd Alarm    E39,E34,E12,E33,E32,E2 
2224  4th Alarm    E21,E16,E9,E23,E8          L12                                    Dist Chief 3
2302  5th Alarm    E37,E20,E53,E18,E50

    Note - 4th alarm was transmitted within 4 minutes original box was struck by Fire Alarm.


    http://bostonfirehistory.org/firestory11281942.html

    http://www.celebrateboston.com/disasters/cocoanut-grove-fire.htm

    http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/Cocoanut_Grove_fire


NFPA video: 

    NFPA Journal - Cocoanut Grove Survivors Tell Their Stories


NFPA pictures:

      http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/CocoGrove.pdf



   

   

   

   


Pictures of Cocoanut Grove fire:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/sets/72157631071090782/with/6130453583/


Eyewitness accounts:

    http://www.newsinhistory.com/blog/more-details-about-1942-%e2%80%98cocoanut-grove%e2%80%99-nightclub-fire


FireRescue article: 

    http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/education/books-training/articles/276836-Secrets-of-Cocoanut-Grove-fire-uncovered/

 

[mack]

The Cocoanut Grove fire was one of the deadliest fires in US history.


NFPA Deadliest Fires and Explosions in U.S. History:

Rank  Event                                                                                                      Date              Number of deaths

1      The World Trade Center New York, NY                                                        September 11, 2001              2,666 

2      S.S. Sultana steamship boiler explosion and fire Mississippi River                April 27, 1865                      1,547

3      Forest fire Peshtigo WI, and envions                                                          October 8, 1871                    1,152 

4      General Slocum excursion steamship fire New York NY                                June 15, 1904                      1,030

5      Iroquois Theater Chicago, IL                                                                    December 30, 1903                  602

6      Forest fire Cloquet MN, and environs                                                        October 12, 1918                      559

7    Cocoanut Grove night club, Boston MA                                                  November 28, 1942              492

8    S.S. Grandcamp and Monsanto Chemical Company plant Texas City TX        April 16, 1947                          468  (27 FF LODDs)

9    Forest fire Hinckley MN, and environs                                                        September 1, 1894                  418

10  Monongha Mine coal mine explosion Monongha WV                                    December 6, 1907                    361

11  North German Lloyd lines steamship  Hoboken NJ                                        June 30, 1900                          326

12  Munitions ships and depot explosion  Port Chicago CA                                  July 17, 1944                            322

13  Ohio State Penitentiary  Columbus OH                                                        April 21, 1930                          320

14  Earthquake and fire  San Francisco CA                                                        April 18, 1906                          315

15  Consolidated School gas explosion New London, TX                                    March 18, 1937                        294

16  Conway's Theater  Brooklyn, NY                                                                December 5, 1876                    285

17  Coal mine explosion  Mather, PA                                                                May 19, 1928                            273

18  Coal mine explosion  Dawson, NM                                                            October 22, 1913                      263

19  St. Paul Mine coal mine explosion Cherry, IL                                              November 13, 1909                  259

20  Great Chicago Fire, Chicago IL                                                                  October 8-9, 1871                    250 

 

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8 of the engines and 3 of the ladders are now OOS. Engines 26-35-15-43-34-12-23 and 32, Ladders 3-12-13.

 

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