What the records say
- When
- 1979
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 49.78° N, 74.86° W
- Description
- 1979 fire in Chapais, Quebec, Canada
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Opémiska Community Hall fire
1980 fire in Chapais, Quebec, Canada
At 1:15 a.m. on January 1, 1980, a fire broke out at a New Year's Eve party at Opémiska Community Hall in Chapais, Quebec, Canada, when pine branches used as part of the venue's Christmas decorations were carelessly set on fire, killing 48 people and injuring 50 others.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A fire at Le Club Opemiska in Chapais, Quebec, kills 48 at a New Year's Eve party”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page