Happy Land fire

When

25 Mar 1990

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

40.84° N, 73.89° W

Description

1990 arson fire in Bronx, New York

Deaths

87

Injured

6

1990 arson attack in the Bronx, New York

The Happy Land fire was an act of arson and mass murder that killed 87 people on March 25, 1990, in the Bronx in New York City, United States. The 87 victims were trapped in the unlicensed Happy Land social club, located at 1959 Southern Boulevard in the West Farms section of the Bronx. Most victims were young Hondurans celebrating Carnival, many of them part of the Garifuna American community.

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