What the records say
- When
- 1975
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 33.87° S, 151.22° E
- Description
- deadly 1975 hotel fire in Sydney, Australia
Savoy Hotel fire
Deadly 1975 hotel fire in Sydney, Australia
The Savoy Hotel on Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia was set alight by a serial arsonist on 25 December 1975 with the loss of 15 lives. It was the deadliest hotel fire in Australia at that time.
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