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The Cocoanut Grove Fire (Boston, USA) killed 492 people, injuring 130, on November 28, 1942. This makes it the deadliest nightclub fire in USA history. SenecaFire72 students discuss the importance of fire inspections, occupant loads, and proper exits. #SocraticSaturday
The Our Lady of Angels (Chicago, USA) fire killed 95 (92 children, 3 nuns) on December 1, 1958. SenecaFire72 students discuss changes to fire safety and overall designs that were required for schools after this tragedy. Never take fire drills for granted. #SocraticSaturday
On December 5, 2009, at 1:08am, the Lame Horse nightclub (Perm, Russia) fire killed 156, injuring 78. SenecaFire72 students learn about combustible décor, the danger of pyrotechnics, and how familiarity impacts evacuation. youtu.be/gxCU0o4WtpE #SocraticSaturday
On December 7, 1946, 3:15am, the Winecoff Hotel fire (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) killed 119, injuring 65. SenecaFire72 students discuss the capacity and protection of egress paths as well as material flammability. #socraticsaturday #firesafety #humanbehaviour #historymatters
On December 30, 2014, 10:40pm, the República Cromañón nightclub (Buenos Aires, Argentina) fire killed 194, injuring over 1400. SenecaFire72 discuss limited #firesafety measures, impeded egress routes, and pyrotechnics. #humanbehaviour #history #historymatters #socraticsaturday
If you don't have plans for Valentine's Day...or even if you do, register for our event to hear about Fire Risk and Ensuring Resilience from the Stephen Mackenzie #FireSafety4All 💚, recognized by International Fire and Safety Journal as an influencer in our field! sfpesoc.com/event-5035513
Always an exciting day when a new resource becomes available for #firesafety professionals. Even MORE exciting when our Immediate Past President, Derek Gruchy, contributed to it with his fire dynamics expertise. #fire
Some days are more special than others. Check out our LinkedIn post and what your donations have resulted in! Thank you for having us SickKids Foundation. linkedin.com/posts/society-…
What happened once the device activated? Another special event. Thank you 🇨🇦Peter Hallinan🇨🇦 for your efforts today for our membership! Hopefully those winds die down for your flight home.
This list is so great we can't even take offense to being left off!🤣🤣🤣 An excellent speaker AND curator of lists, it would appear! We'll blame "homefield advantage" for SFPE UK Chapter getting selected over us!!!😁 #firesafety4all