Gothenburg nightclub fire
- Gothenburg nightclub fire
The Gothenburg nightclub fire was a fire that occurred on the night of October 28, 1998, at a discothèque in Gothenburg, Sweden. In terms of the human impact, the fire is the worst in modern Sweden. 63 people were killed and more than 200 were injured, all of them children or young adults between the ages of 12 and 20. The premises where the disaster struck had been rented by the Macedonian community for high school students to celebrate Halloween.
Fire
The fire was set by four 17 to 19 year old men of Iranian descent that had been asked to leave the event after having been involved in a fight. The arsonists started the fire in the emergency exit stairway using the furniture stored there, leaving only the main stairway open. Although the facility was licensed to hold 150 people, the investigations after the fire estimated that at least 400 people were present.[cite web|title= Dance Hall Fire|url=http://www.emergency-management.net/Gothenburg%20Report.pdf National Fire Protection Association. Retrieved on April 3, 2008] [cite web|title=60 dead in Sweden dance hall fire|url=http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9810/30/sweden.fire.03/ CNN. Retrieved on April 30, 2008] ] Criminal prosecution
The four arsonists: Shoresh Kaveh, Housein Arsani, Meysam Mohammadyeh, and Mohammad Mohammadamini, were convicted in 2000. The leader, Kaven, received eight years imprisonment, a harsh punishment for juveniles by Swedish standards. Arsani and Mohammadamini received seven years in prison and Mohammadyeh, who was a minor at 17 at the time of the crime, received three years in a community home. The youngest of the arsonists was defended by the nationally famous lawyer Leif Silbersky. Both the prosecutor and the defendants filed for appeal which was later declined.
References
External links
* [http://www.emergency-management.net/Gothenburg%20Report.pdf United States National Fire Protection Association report]
* [http://fseg.gre.ac.uk/fire/Gothenburg_fire_proj.html Analysing the Gothenburg fire]
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