Rhythm Club fire

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fire
gptkbp:aftermath led to changes in fire safety codes
gptkbp:building_features single exit
windows nailed shut
gptkbp:casualties 209
gptkbp:cause gptkb:fire
gptkbp:commemorates annual memorial events
gptkbp:date April 23, 1940
gptkbp:event gptkb:dance
gptkbp:eventType nightclub fire
gptkbp:fire_spread_by decorative Spanish moss treated with flammable insecticide
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rhythm Club fire
gptkbp:injuries over 200
gptkbp:location gptkb:Natchez,_Mississippi,_United_States
gptkbp:memorial Rhythm Night Club Memorial Museum
gptkbp:notable_for deadliest fire in Mississippi history
one of the deadliest fires in U.S. history
gptkbp:referencedIn historical accounts of U.S. disasters
gptkbp:response local fire department
gptkbp:venue Rhythm Club
gptkbp:victim predominantly African American
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Rhythm_Club
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6