What the records say
- When
- 9 May 1977
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 52.37° N, 4.89° E
- Description
- 1977 fire in Amsterdam
- Deaths
- 33
- Injured
- 21
Hotel Polen fire
1977 fire in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The Hotel Polen fire occurred on 9 May 1977 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The conflagration destroyed the Hotel Polen, a five-story hotel in the centre of the city which had been built in 1891, as well as the furniture store on the ground level and a nearby bookstore. Many of the tourists staying at the hotel jumped to their deaths trying to escape the flames.
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