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The Happy Land fire was an act of arson that killed 87 people on March 25, 1990, in the Bronx in New York City, United States. The 87 victims were trapped in the unlicensed Happy Land social club, located at 1959 Southern Boulevard in the West Farms section of the Bronx.
Jan 10, 2022 · The Bronx fire that killed 17 people on Sunday was the deadliest fire in New York since 1990, when a fire at a Bronx nightclub left 87 dead.
Feb 18, 2021 · A spurned lover set fire to the Happy Land Social Club in the Bronx, killing 87 people and injuring six. The tragedy exposed the club's illegal and unsafe conditions and led to stricter fire safety codes in New York City.
- Natasha Ishak
Sep 15, 2016 · Julio Gonzalez, a jilted lover whose arson revenge at the unlicensed Happy Land nightclub in the Bronx in 1990 claimed 87 lives, making him the nation’s worst single mass murderer at the time...
Mar 25, 2020 · Thirty years ago, 87 people died when a jealous lover set a fire at the Happy Land Social Club in the Bronx. An oral history of what happened next.
Mar 17, 2015 · It was the deadliest fire in the city in 79 years. The terrified victims – half of them under 25 and all dressed for a night on the town – were trapped screaming and crying in the dark, two ...
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Mar 25, 2015 · The fire broke out just after 3 a.m. on March 25, 1990 at the Happy Land nightclub. Happy Land was operating illegally after having been ordered closed by the city for building and fire code...
