It is the deadliest nightclub fire in history and the third-deadliest single-building fire in the United States (after the September 11 attacks and Iroquois Theatre fire). The Cocoanut Grove was one of Boston's …

After several moments, the palm tree burst into flames and the bartenders tried to extinguish the fire with water and seltzer bottles. Some patrons started for the only public exit from the Melody Lounge, a …

Nov 21, 2025 · The legal capacity of the Cocoanut Grove was 460 people, but on Saturday, November 28, 1942, more than 800 patrons were there dining and dancing, along with 123 entertainers and …

Nov 27, 2017 · Nearly 500 people died at The Cocoanut Grove that night in the United States’ most deadly nightclub disaster. The fire was the product of a hardened entrepreneur’s greed—but for …

Nov 18, 2025 · The deadly Cocoanut Grove fire claimed 492 lives in 1942. Quickly after the Japanese attack on the American naval fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor, Americans prepared for fighting on a …

Jul 9, 2025 · A minute-by-minute account of the most famous disaster in American History--the fire in Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub that, on November 28, 1942, claimed 491 lives.

Dec 1, 2025 · Fire ripped through the club, killing nearly 500 people and injuring hundreds more. It remains the deadliest fire in Boston history, and the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history.

Nov 28, 2025 · Today marks 83 years since the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. The Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire killed nearly 500 people and injured hundreds more in Boston.

What Happened at Cocoanut Grove? The now-infamous Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire claimed 492 lives that night. It remains the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history.

Aug 20, 2025 · Discover the harrowing story of the Cocoanut Grove fire, America's deadliest nightclub disaster, claiming nearly 500 lives in 1942 Boston.