Name | Location | Country | Year | Deaths | Injuries | Origin | Accelerant | Notes |
Study Club fire | Detroit, Michigan | United States | 1929 | 22 | 50 | undetermined; possibly a lit cigarette | draperies, decorations[1] | Prohibition-era speakeasy nightclub |
Rhythm Club fire | Natchez, Mississippi | United States | 1940 | 209 | 200 | | Spanish moss sprayed with Flit | At the time of incident, second-worst club fire in American history |
Cocoanut Grove fire | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | 1942 | 492 | 130 | undetermined (disputed) | draperies, decorations, possibly a refrigerant leak (methyl chloride) | Deadliest club fire in history, and the second-worst single-building fire in American history (second only to the Iroquois Theatre fire) |
Karlslust dance hall fire | Berlin, Germany | Germany | 1947 | 81 | 150 | stove pipe | | Worst fire disaster in Berlin since World War II; death toll reported between 80-88, but considered to be 81 |
Top Storey Club | Bolton, Lancashire, England | United Kingdom | 1961 | 19 | | | solvents, paints | 14 died in the fire and 5 died of injuries received from jumping out of windows |
Dale's Penthouse | Montgomery, Alabama | United States | 1967 | 26 | 8 | non-extinguished tobacco pipe left in jacket pocket in the cloakroom | | Restaurant/lounge on the top floor of an 11-story building with no fire escape |
Club Cinq-Sept fire | Saint-Laurent-du-Pont | France | 1970 | 146 | | discarded match | polyurethane, papier-mâché | |
Blue Bird Café fire | Montreal, Quebec | Canada | 1972 | 37 | 56 | arson | gasoline | |
Playtown Cabaret fire | Osaka | Japan | 1972 | 118 | 81 | discarded match or cigarette butt | clothing | Club on the top floor of a seven-story building with no fire escape |
Whiskey Au Go Go fire | Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland | Australia | 1973 | 15 | | arson | gasoline | |
UpStairs Lounge arson attack | New Orleans, Louisiana | United States | 1973 | 32 | 15 | arson | Ronsonol lighter fluid | Deadliest arson attack in New Orleans at that time, and one of the deadliest attacks on LGBT people in United States history |
Gulliver's nightclub fire | Port Chester, New York | United States | 1974 | 24 | 32 | arson | | |
Time Club fire | Seoul | South Korea | 1974 | 64 | | short circuit | | The total death toll for the entire Daewang Corner building fire was 88; 8 died from jumping out of windows |
Beverly Hills Supper Club fire | Southgate, Kentucky | United States | 1977 | 165 | 200 | possibly electrical | carpeting, wooden paneling | Third-worst club fire in American history |
Denmark Place fire | Central London | United Kingdom | 1980 | 37 | 23 | arson | gasoline | |
Stardust fire | Artane, Dublin | Ireland | 1981 | 48 | 214 | electrical | cooking oil (225 gallons) | |
Alcalá 20 nightclub fire | Madrid | Spain | 1983 | 82 | 27 | electrical | | |
Chowon (Greenfield) disco fire | Daegu | South Korea | 1983 | 25 | 67 | short circuit | | mostly underage victims; exit reportedly chained shut to prevent them from leaving without paying[2] |
Common People fire | Seoul | South Korea | 1984 | 10 | 2 | oil stove knocked over during quarrel | oil fire spread to the couch | fire broke out at 4:20 am; victims mostly underage |
Happy Land fire | The Bronx, New York | United States | 1990 | 87 | 6 | arson | gasoline | Fifth-worst club fire in American history |
Daegu Gosonggwan fire | Daegu | South Korea | 1991 | 16 | 13 | arson | 6 liters of gasoline | Fire started by spiteful rejected customer |
Kheyvis fire | Olivos, Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1993 | 17 | 24 | burning furniture (prank) | | Second-worst club fire in Argentine history |
Yiyuan Disco fire [zh] | Fuxin, Liaoning | China | 1994 | 233 | 16 | sofa (caused by burning newspaper)[3] | decorations | |
Ozone Disco fire | Quezon City | Philippines | 1996 | 162 | 95 | unknown, possibly electrical | acoustic foam | Worst fire in Philippine history |
Rolling Stones fire | Seoul | South Korea | 1996 | 11 | 3 | discarded cigarette butt | wet paint | fire trucks delayed by cars parked in narrow alley |
Gothenburg discothèque fire | Gothenburg | Sweden | 1998 | 63 | 213 | arson | | |
Incheon club fire | Incheon | South Korea | 1999 | 56 | 78 | basement construction work | | mostly underage victims; exit reportedly chained shut to prevent them from leaving without paying[4][5] |
Luoyang Christmas fire | Luoyang, Henan | China | 2000 | 309 | 7 | welding | | Construction and retail staff in the same building evacuated after internal broadcast, nightclub patrons on level 4 were forgotten about |
Lobohombo explosion | Mexico City | Mexico | 2000 | 22 | 24 | | gas canisters[6] | |
Volendam New Year's fire | Volendam | Netherlands | 2001 | 14 | 241 | pyrotechnics (sparkler) | decorations (Christmas) | |
Canecão Mineiro nightclub fire | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 2001 | 7 | 197 | pyrotechnics | | |
Myojo 56 building fire | Kabukicho, Shinjuku | Japan | 2001 | 44 | 3 | suspected arson | | Fifth-deadliest fire in post-war Japanese history |
Club La Guajira fire | Caracas | Venezuela | 2002 | 47 | 28 | | Christmas decoration | Bouncer delayed exit asking patrons not to leave without paying |
Utopía nightclub fire | Santiago de Surco, Lima | Peru | 2002 | 29 | 57 | torch | | |
The Station nightclub fire | West Warwick, Rhode Island | United States | 2003 | 100 | 230 | pyrotechnics | acoustic foam | Fourth-deadliest club fire in American history |
República Cromañón nightclub fire | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2004 | 194 | 1432 | pyrotechnics | plastic net (media sombra), styrofoam and wood decorations, acoustic panels | Worst club fire in Argentina history |
El Festival Ballroom fire | Houston, Texas | United States | 2004 | 1 | 3 | arson | | Firefighter killed in fire; initially thought to have been started by a truck, quickly ruled as arson[7] |
911 nightclub fire | Moscow | Russia | 2007 | 10 | 4 | pyrotechnics[8] | | |
Factory nightclub fire | Quito | Ecuador | 2008 | 15 | 35 | pyrotechnics[6] | | |
Wuwang Club fire | Shenzhen, Guangdong | China | 2008 | 43 | 88 | pyrotechnics | | |
Santika Club fire | Watthana, Bangkok | Thailand | 2009 | 66 | 222 | stage pyrotechnics | tar paper, plastic waterproofing |
Lame Horse fire | Perm | Russia | 2009 | 156 | ≤160 | pyrotechnics | decorations (willow twig) | Worst fire in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union |
Sabor Latino fire | Rome | Italy | 2010 | 4[9][10] | | electrical[11] | acoustic foam | |
Jack Daniels nightclub fire [zh] | Taichung | Taiwan | 2011 | 9 | 13 | | | Originated during a fire show by a male dancer on stage, described as holding sparklers,[12] a torch,[13] or LED torch that malfunctioned and produced sparks[14] |
Tiger Disco fire | Patong, Phuket | Thailand | 2012 | 4 | 11 | electrical | acoustic foam | Officially attributed to a short circuit,[15] some reports stated that the fire started when lightning struck a nearby transformer.[16] |
Kiss nightclub fire | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul | Brazil | 2013 | 242 | 630 | pyrotechnics | acoustic foam | Worst club fire and second worst fire disaster in Brazil, third deadliest club fire in history |
Colectiv nightclub fire | Bucharest | Romania | 2015 | 64 | 160 | pyrotechnics | acoustic foam (polyurethane) | Worst club fire in Romanian history |
Ghost Ship warehouse fire | Oakland, California | United States | 2016 | 36 | 2 | undetermined, possibly electrical | N/A | Converted warehouse used as an art collective and venue. Fire officials say staircase to second floor was made out of wooden pallets. |
Hanoi karaoke bar fire | Cầu Giấy, Hanoi | Vietnam | 2016 | 13 | | welding[17] | | |
Magway karaoke bar fire | Magway | Myanmar | 2017 | 16 | | gas leak[18] | | |
Yaoundé nightclub fire | Yaoundé | Cameroon | 2022 | 16 | 8 | fireworks | | Fireworks ignited the ceiling; eventually spread to gas bottles, causing explosions[19] |
Sorong nightclub fire | Sorong, West Papua | Indonesia | 2022 | 19 | | rioting[20] | | One victim died from stabbing during clashes. |
Mountain B nightclub fire | Sattahip, Chonburi | Thailand | 2022 | 26 | 22 | | soundproof foam | |
2022 Binh Duong karaoke bar fire | Thuận An, Binh Duong | Vietnam | 2022 | 32 | 3 | short circuit | | |
Kostroma café fire | Kostroma | Russia | 2022 | 13[21] | 5 | pyrotechnic flare | | Initial reports say that a pyrotechnic flare was released by a Russian soldier who had just returned from Ukraine.[22] |
Fonda Milagros nightclub fire | Murcia | Spain | 2023 | 13 | | unknown | | |