Cocoanut Grove fire killed 492 people in packed Boston nightclub 80 years ago tonight

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The infamous Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston on Nov. 28, 1942, killed 492 people and led to dramatic changes in fire safety codes around the country and around the world.

The inferno reportedly began when a busboy lit a match while trying to fix a light bulb on top of an artificial palm tree.

The Soroko family got out, as they knew there was a back entrance. The revolving door, meanwhile, was crushed with people. Jordan Soroko, who was just a 1-year-old baby at the time, confirmed the details of that dreadful evening that he learned about years later.

 

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Perhaps is Boston learned how to spell coconut properly, the fire department would not have been lost trying to get there? (satire of course)

Trump’s fault somehow.

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