Ep 106 Mini Failure 21 Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire

We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.

This week’s Mini Failure is about the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire. A completely preventable fire that took the lives of hundreds and changed the shape of public assembly fire protection and life safety regulations.

Original Air Date: July 10, 2022

Episode Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoanut_Grove_fire
https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/Files/Public-Education/By-topic/Occupancies/NFPA-Journal-2007_CocoanutGrove-small.pdf
https://bostonfirehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2016/11/reportconcerningcocoanutgrovefire.pdf

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