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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