Cocoanut Grove facts
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In the 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston, at least 300 people lost their lives because the doors opened inwards. This prompted the regulation that all doors in a public building must open outwards.
how did the cocoanut grove fire start?
During the cleanup of the Cocoanut Grove fire in 1942 (which killed 492 people) firefighters found several dead guests sitting in their seats, with drinks in their hands. They had been overcome so quickly by fire and toxic smoke that they hadn't had time to move.
What started the cocoanut grove fire?
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what caused the cocoanut grove fire?
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Survivors of the 1942 Cocoanut Grove Fire in Boston were among the first humans treated with Penicillin. The success rate at preventing infection was so great it lead the government to begin distributing Penicillin to the armed forces.
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The Boston College football team played Holy Cross College on 28 November 1942, but in a great upset Holy Cross beat them 55-12. Disappointed, Boston College canceled their celebration party scheduled for the Cocoanut Grove nightclub that evening, avoiding the fire that killed 492 people
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The deadliest nightclub fire in history was the Cocoanut Grove fire in 1942. Some reasons why the fire killed so many include a revolving door as the main entrance/exit, all the emergency exits were bolted shut and one other exit had doors that only opened inward.
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A survivor of the 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire went into the building four times in search of his date and lived with third degree burns on 55% of his body, fourteen years later he burned to death in a car accident.
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A Coast Guardsman called Clifford Johnson went back into the Cocoanut Grove fire at least 5 times, had 55% of his body covered with 3rd degree burns (half of those up to his bones) and survived... only to die in a fire 14 years later
