What the records say
- When
- 2004
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 10.50° N, 66.90° W
- Description
- skyscraper fire in Caracas
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Parque Central Complex fire
Skyscraper fire in Caracas, Venezuela
The Parque Central Complex fire was a fire on 17 October 2004, that destroyed almost one-third of the East Tower of the Parque Central Urban Complex in Caracas, Venezuela. At least 20 floors were completely destroyed by the fire, although the building was able to withstand more than 15 hours of fire without collapsing due to its strong structure.
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- Wikidata: famines, epidemics and firesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Caracas (Venezuela) sucede el incendio de Parque Central, que consumió casi un tercio de la Torre Este del Complejo Urbanístico Parque Central”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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