Winecoff Hotel fire

When

7 Dec 1946

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

33.76° N, 84.39° W

Description

1946 fire in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States; deadliest fire in US history

Deaths

119

Injured

65

1946 fire in Atlanta, Georgia

The Winecoff Hotel fire, of December 7, 1946, was the deadliest hotel fire in American history, killing 119 hotel occupants, including the hotel's original owners. Located at 176 Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia, the Winecoff Hotel was advertised as "absolutely fireproof".

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