The deadliest fire in the state's history was Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub in 1942. The club was located downtown, in ...

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A memorial service was held at the site of the Cocoanut Grove fire Monday afternoon to mark 80 years since the fire killed nearly 500 people. Suzanne Kreiter / The Boston Globe.

Eighty years ago, one of the worst events in the history of Boston claimed the lives of 490 people and injured 166 more as the now-infamous Cocoanut Grove nightclub 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.

I "covered" the Cocoanut Grove fire which was one of the worst conflagrations in this Nation's history and certainly the worst nightclub fire. I can still hear the screams of the dying.

In the blink of an eye the Cocoanut Grove -- one of Boston's swankiest nightclubs -- became an unimaginable inferno, trapping hundreds of panicked victims as they jammed the club's exits.

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Monday marks the 80th anniversary of one of the most devastating fires in Boston’s history. On Nov. 28, 1942, a fire broke out at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, killing nearly 500 people.

In the blink of an eye the Cocoanut Grove, one of Boston's swankiest nightclubs, became an unimaginable inferno — trapping hundreds of panicked victims as they jammed the club's exits.In less ...

The Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard was a lavish, 24-acre nightclub that was open from 1921 to 1989. It was an important venue for performers like Bing Crosby, ...