Terrorist attack

Hotel Corona de Aragón fire

12 Jul 1979 · 41.65° N, 0.89° W

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When
12 Jul 1979
Kind
Terrorist attack
Coordinates
41.65° N, 0.89° W

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Hotel Corona de Aragón fire.

Hotel Corona de Aragón fire

1979 fire in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

The Corona de Aragón Fire was an accidental fire that killed at least 80 people in the five-star Corona de Aragón Hotel in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain on 12 July 1979. At the time of the event, the hotel lodged high-profile members of General Franco's family Carmen Polo, Carmen Franco y Polo and Cristóbal Martínez Bordiú, as well as many high-ranking military personnel, five of whom died in the fire.

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