The Beverly Hills Supper Club fire is the third deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. It occurred on the night of May 28, 1977, (Memorial Day weekend), in Southgate, Kentucky, USA, at around 9 p.m. due to faulty wiring. More than 2000 people were in the multi-story building, and 165 died.
The Beverly Hills Supper Club was an entertainment and dining spot just south of the Ohio River and Cincinnati, Ohio.
The majority of the dead were found crowded around two poorly marked exits from the "Caberet" room.
The cause of the fire was determined to be faulty wiring (aluminum). A lack of a sprinkler system added to the trouble, but the majority of the deaths were blamed on poorly marked exits, flammable carpeting and cushions that emitted toxic fumes when burned.
On May 28, 1977 the BeverlyHillsSupperClub in Southgate was engulfed in fire, killing 165 inside.
The BeverlyHillsSupperClub A supperclub is a style of casual dining establishment which originally appeared in the U.S. in the 1930s and 1940s as a public dining-out experience primarily open only for the evening meal of "supper."
Typically, the supperclub serves as both a restaurant and a night club, with the patrons expected to remain after dining for dancing, music, and other night club entertainment.
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