A horrific inferno swept through a packed Boston nightclub 80 years ago tonight, killing hundreds of revelers and forever changing the way the nation plans for, builds for and reacts to fires.

On November 28, 1942, the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub in Boston burst into flames. The fire got out of control and became the deadliest disaster in the history of the city. It is the second most ...

Every September, when the annual fair returns to the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, attendees can expect to see tons of ...

BOSTON — More than 80 years after the tragic fire at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, a new memorial is planned near the site. A groundbreaking was held Nov. 26, two days before the fire's 81st ...

BOSTON - A ceremony marked the 80th anniversary of the Cocoanut Grove Fire in Boston Monday, the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. On November 28, 1942, 490 people died and hundreds were ...

Over 80 years after the Cocoanut Grove fire claimed 490 lives and singularly revolutionized fire safety standards and burn treatments, families of survivors and victims of the devastating fire ...

Roslindale native Charles Capone stopped by the Cocoanut Grove the night of Nov. 28, 1942, to wish a farewell to some of his buddies who were going off to fight in World War II. “A pleasant ...

Update: Cocoanut Row is now open in both directions, Palm Beach said in an alert sent at 5:10 p.m. Two cars were involved in the crash, and one person was taken to a hospital with a possible ...

During my breakup with N. Tamiami Trail due to all that icky roundabout construction, I got to know Cocoanut Avenue. Just one street parallel and west, it could, in large part, take me to the same ...

A crash near the southwest corner of Cocoanut Row and Royal Poinciana Way led officials to temporarily close Cocoanut in both directions on Thursday afternoon. Update: Cocoanut Row is now open in ...

I, I think that resonates today. Generations of Bostonians know about the tragedy that struck the Cocoanut Grove nightclub on the evening of Nov. 28, 1942. Thousands of people entered the ...