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1929
Study Club fire 20/09/1929
The Study Club fire killed 22 people and injured over 50 in a Detroit, Michigan dance hall on September 20, 1929.
The club was located in the old theater district, at 65 East Vernor Highway, in Detroit.Until the fire, the Study Club operated as a speakeasy nightclub, where alcohol was being illegally sold during Prohibition. The fire is a historic case study of disasters in nightclubs, specifically dealing with hazards of flammable materials.
1927
Laurier Palace Theatre fire 09/01/1927
The fire, which began in the floor of the balcony, took the lives of 78 people, almost all of them elementary-school aged or young teens.
