On November 28, 1942, a fire broke out at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston and killed 492 people in under 15 minutes - making it the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. This video covers what started it, why so many people couldn’t get out (including a jammed revolving door and exits that had been bricked up or locked), who was there that night, the mob connections behind the club’s ownership, and how this fire changed fire safety codes still used today.
Drawn out by hand on a whiteboard with dry erase marker, with index card cutouts, for anyone who likes calm, no-frills storytelling.
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