1942 - Coconut Grove Nightclub-492 deaths
Waiter set fire to table cloth while changing a light bulb.
Flammable fabrics, toxic finishes spread fire and smoke.
Non-operable fire extinguishers.
Locked exit doors and slow revolving doors.
The Coconut Grove fire prompted the adoption of
stricter rules about combustible finishing materials
and addition of side doors to revolving doors.