The Dupont Plaza Hotel and Casino was a hotel located in Condado, Puerto Rico, a district of San Juan. El Condado (The County) refers to a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico just east of the historic colonial district of Old San Juan. ... Jump to: navigation, search San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ...

At around 3:30 in the afternoon of December 31, 1986, a massive fire was set at the Dupont Plaza by three disgruntled employees during a labor dispute. Flammable liquid was placed in a storage room on the ground floor of the hotel. The fire led to the death of 97 people and injured 140. Jump to: navigation, search December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The General Manager of the Hotel was John William Holmes.

In the years that followed the fire, the hotel was refurbished and today is operated as a Marriott Hotel. Marriott International, Inc. ...

External links

• Engineering Analysis of the Early Stages of Fire Development--The Fire at the Dupont Plaza Hotel and Casino--December 31, 1986.

Geographical Coordinates: 18° 27′ 22″ N, 66° 4′ 13″ W