The Kheyvis fire was a fire in the Kheyvis
nightclub
A nightclub (music club, discothèque, disco club, or simply club) is an entertainment venue during nighttime comprising a dance floor, lightshow, and a stage for live music or a disc jockey (DJ) who plays recorded music.
Nightclubs gener ...
in
Olivos, Buenos Aires
Olivos is a neighborhood in Vicente López Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is bordered to the south by Vicente López neighborhood and Florida; to the east by the River Plate; to the north by La Lucila and Martínez, and to the ...
,
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. On 20 December 1993, a fire in the club caused the deaths of 17 teenagers in a graduation party for the La Salle College. It is believed to have been caused by the burning of
furniture as a prank, although no one was charged with starting it.
The Kheyvis fire led to tougher regulations, including mandatory
emergency exits and extensive security inspections of existing nightclubs. Until the
República Cromagnon fire on 30 December 2004 in Buenos Aires, the Kheyvis fire was the worst nightclub tragedy in Argentine history.
External links
a tribute site to the victims of the disaster (Spanish)
Arson in Argentina
1993 in Argentina
Burned buildings and structures
Fires in Argentina
December 1993 events in South America
Nightclub fires
1993 fires in South America
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