Blue Bird Café fire
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The Blue Bird Café fire was a nightclub fire on September 1, 1972, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In all, 37 people were killed as a result of arson.The fire was the worst in Montreal since 1927, when 77 people perished in the Laurier Palace Theatre Fire. It is also the worst and only nightclub fire casualty in Canadian history.
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Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest, Montreal Ville-Marie
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N 45.502745 ° | E -73.566701 ° |
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Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest 615
H3B 2C2 Montreal, Ville-Marie
Quebec, Canada
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