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The Happy Land fire was an act of arson that killed 87 people on March 25, 1990, in the Bronx in New York City, United States. The 87 victims were trapped in the unlicensed Happy Land social club, located at 1959 Southern Boulevard in the West Farms section of the Bronx.
Jan 10, 2022 · The Bronx fire that killed 17 people on Sunday was the deadliest fire in New York since 1990, when a fire at a Bronx nightclub left 87 dead.
Feb 18, 2021 · A spurned lover set fire to the Happy Land Social Club in the Bronx, killing 87 people and injuring six. The tragedy exposed the club's illegal and unsafe conditions and led to stricter fire safety codes in New York City.
- Natasha Ishak
Mar 26, 2021 · Thirty one years after the deadly fire at the Happy Land Social club, those affected by the tragedy pay their respects to the victims.
- Lori Chung
Mar 25, 2015 · On March 25, 1990, a fire ripped through the Happy Land Social Club in the Bronx, killing 87 people. The fire began after a man quarreled with his ex-girlfriend, who worked at the club, and...
Sep 15, 2016 · Julio Gonzalez, a jilted lover whose arson revenge at the unlicensed Happy Land nightclub in the Bronx in 1990 claimed 87 lives, making him the nation’s worst single mass murderer at the...
Mar 25, 2015 · A man set fire to the Happy Land club in the Bronx on March 25, 1990, killing 87 people who were mostly recent immigrants. The fire was the deadliest blaze in New York City since 1911 and the club was operating illegally with fire code violations.
