What the records say
- When
- 27 Aug 2019
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 28
- Coordinates
- 18.14° N, 94.43° W
- Description
- 27 August 2019, a fire started in a nightclub in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Coatzacoalcos nightclub fire
2019 Event in the Mexican Drug War
On the evening of August 27, 2019, a fire started in a nightclub in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. The fire killed 31 people. It was started by what are believed to be members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, who blocked its exits.
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