Free webinar: the Boston Nightclub fire
May 28th 17h30 CEST: with Stephanie Schorow, lessons from the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub fire, Boston, 1942. This fire tragically killed over 490 people and is the deadliest nightclub fire in history. Stephanie Schorow, journalist and Boston University instructor, is author of The Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire: A Boston Tragedy (History Press, 2022). The webinar will look at the causes of the tragedy (which include flammable false palm trees, flammable aircon gas, inappropriate or blocked exits), the social context of the fire (including links to the Mafia and to city and national politics) and lessons learned and consequent changes in fire safety regulations.
Free pinfa-NA webinar: Wednesday, May 28th, 2025, 11h30am – 12h30 EDT (USA) = 17h30-18h30 CEST (Brussels time). Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T1MeEHdyTiynQWjEHM8wug
