Reconstruction of a Tragedy: The Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire, Southgate, Kentucky, May 28, 1977. An Analysis of the Development and Spread of Fire From the Room of Fire Origin (Zebra Room) to the Cabaret Room. Appendix C. Richard Bright's Analysis.
Reconstruction of a Tragedy: The Beverly Hills Supper
Club Fire, Southgate, Kentucky, May 28, 1977. An
Analysis of the Development and Spread of Fire From the
Room of Fire Origin (Zebra Room) to the Cabaret Room.
Appendix C. Richard Bright's Analysis.
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Bright, R. G.
NFPA LS-2; 23 p. 1977.
Keywords:
building fires; restaurants; death; disasters; egress;
interior finishes; sprinkler systems; fire spread; fire
investigations
Abstract:
Around 8:45 p.m. in the evening of May 28, 1977, a fire
occurred in the Beverly Hills Supper Club located in
Southgate, Kentucky. In addition to the total
destruction of the Club, the fire resulted in the death
of 164 persons (as of July 10, 1977). Based on on-site
investigations and analyses of taped interviews with
employees of the club, it has been established that the
fire originated in a small, L-shaped, public room known
as the Zebra Room. This room was located against the
front (sough) wall, to the east of the main entrance.
