[Ciaphas Cain]

The Cocoanut Grove fire of 1942. 492 people dead. The worst such fire in American history.

If you have ever wondered why the doors of public buildings always swing outward, this is why.

[Deo volente]

Sorry, I didn’t see that you had already posted this.

[Calvin Locke]

Cocoanut Grove? Try the White Snake flambe of 2003 as being a tad bit more recent:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Station_nightclub_fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4xaWMKBlw4

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The Cocoanut Grove fire of 1942. 492 people dead. The worst such fire in American history.

I read a book about that fire when I was in my teens many years ago. Couldn't sleep for a month.

[Patriot Babe]

My medical doctor has her office in a building where the doors swing out but there is no doorknob on the outside where someone can come in. Also the door is camouflage like the rest of the building which I found impressive.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***...why the doors of public buildings always swing outward,***

I thought this was the reason.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babbs_Switch_fire

“In response to the fire, the state of Oklahoma passed the Fawks Bill, which increased fire safety requirements for schools. This law required that all schools to have a minimum of two doors, and all school doors were required to open outward.”

[Lurker]

Wrong. That’d be the Iroquois Theater Fire in Chicago.

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