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2 unusual facts about Cocoanut Grove fire


Cocoanut Grove

The Cocoanut Grove fire, a nightclub fire in Boston, Massachusetts in 1942

Robert T. Bushnell

As Attorney General, Bushnell lead the investigation into the Cocoanut Grove fire.


Life Safety Code

After a disastrous series of fires between 1942 and 1946, including the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub fire in Boston, which claimed the lives of 492 people and the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta which claimed 119 lives, the Building Exits Code began to be utilized as potential legal legislation.


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