Denmark Place fire (Q20870041)

matcher place: London Congestion Charge (way 227880171), London Borough of Camden (relation 51827), London (relation 65606), Greater London (relation 175342)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1980 disasters in the United Kingdom, 1980 fires, 1980 in London, 1980 murders in the United Kingdom, 1980s murders in London, 20th-century mass murder in England, 20th century in the London Borough of Camden, Arson in London, Arson in the 1980s, Attacks on buildings and structures in 1980, Attacks on buildings and structures in London, Attacks on nightclubs, August 1980 crimes, August 1980 events in Europe, Building and structure fires in London, Crime in the London Borough of Camden, Mass murder in 1980, Mass murder in London, Nightclub fires, Soho, London

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Denmark Place fire occurred on 16 August 1980 at 18 Denmark Place in Central London. The fire, caused by arson, killed 37 people of eight nationalities, most of whom were Spanish or Latin American, who were patrons of two unlicensed bars in the building. At the time, The Sunday Times suggested that it could be "the worst mass murder in British history".

Wikidata location: 51.5152, -0.1294 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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Attacks on nightclubs

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