Puerto Rican Social Club fire (Q113245156)

matcher place: The Bronx (relation 9691916)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1970s crimes in New York City, 1970s in the Bronx, 1976 crimes in the United States, 1976 disasters in the United States, 1976 fires in the United States, 1976 in New York City, 1976 murders in the United States, Arson in New York City, Arson in the 1970s, Attacks in the United States in 1976, Attacks on buildings and structures in 1970, Attacks on buildings and structures in New York (state), Attacks on nightclubs in the United States, Building and structure fires in New York City, Crimes in the Bronx, Disasters in the Bronx, Fire disasters involving barricaded escape routes, Mass murder in 1976, Mass murder in New York City, Mass murder in the United States in the 1970s, Morrisania, Bronx, Nightclub fires, October 1976 events in the United States

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

A fire broke out shortly after 2:30am on October 24, 1976, at the Puerto Rican Social Club in the Bronx, New York City, as a result of arson. Jose Antonio Cordero, reportedly either a jealous lover or enraged family member of a woman attending the club, offered two teenagers, Francisco Mendez and Hector Lopez, rum and marijuana in exchange for setting fire to the club. Mendez poured gasoline around the property, while Lopez set it alight. The fire spread quickly, and club patrons found the fire escape blocked by a metal door that had been installed to prevent burglaries. The fire killed 25 patrons and injured 24 others. Cordero pleaded guilty to arson, Mendez pleaded guilty to 25 counts of murder, and Lopez received a life sentence for striking the match.

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