A fire that tore through an assisted living facility on July 13, killing nine and injuring 30, was the deadliest fire in Massachusetts since 1984. The deadliest fire in the state's history was ...

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Generations of Bostonians know about the tragedy that struck the Cocoanut Grove nightclub on the evening of Nov. 28, 1942. Thousands of people entered the nightclub — families, movie stars, young men ...

Sitting just a few feet away, Joyce Spector Mekelburg watched a busboy light a match to better see in the moody darkness of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub’s Melody Lounge as he reached high to replace a ...

There was a groundbreaking ceremony held in Boston on Sunday for a special memorial honoring the nearly 500 people who lost their lives in the city's historic Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire more than ...

The tragedy in Warwick, R.I., is reminiscent of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston in 1942, which led to major changes in fire and building codes. Feb. 21, 2003 The tragedy in Warwick, R.I., ...

One of the survivors of Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire in 1942 (492 dead) was a 21-year-old Coast Guardsman, Clifford A. Johnson. Third-degree burns covered 40% of his skin, second-degree burns 15% more ...