List of nightclub fires
This is a list of notable nightclub fires at indoor and outdoor venues. Many involve pyrotechnic failures.
| Name | Location | Country | Year | Deaths | Injuries | Origin | Accelerant | Notes |
| Study Club fire | Detroit, Michigan | United States | 1929 | 50 | draperies, decorations | Prohibition-era speakeasy nightclub | ||
| Rhythm Club fire | Natchez, Mississippi | United States | 1940 | 200 | Spanish moss sprayed with Flit | Second-worst club fire in American history | ||
| Cocoanut Grove fire | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | 1942 | undetermined | draperies, decorations, possibly a refrigerant leak | Deadliest club fire in history, and the second-worst single-building fire in American history | ||
| Karlslust dance hall fire | Berlin | Germany | 1947 | 150 | stove pipe | Worst fire disaster in Berlin since World War II | ||
| Top Storey Club | Bolton, England | United Kingdom | 1961 | solvents, paints | 14 died in the fire and 5 died of injuries received from jumping out of windows | |||
| Dale's Penthouse | Montgomery, Alabama | United States | 1967 | 8 | non-extinguished tobacco pipe left in jacket pocket in the cloakroom | Restaurant/lounge on top floor of an 11-story building with no fire escape | ||
| Club Cinq-Sept fire | Saint-Laurent-du-Pont | France | 1970 | discarded match | polyurethane, paper mache | |||
| Blue Bird Café fire | Montreal, Quebec | Canada | 1972 | 56 | arson | gasoline | ||
| Playtown Cabaret fire | Osaka | Japan | 1972 | 81 | discarded match or cigarette butt | clothing | Club on top floor of a seven-story building with no fire escape | |
| Whiskey Au Go Go fire | Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland | Australia | 1973 | arson | diesel fuel | |||
| UpStairs Lounge arson attack | New Orleans, Louisiana | United States | 1973 | 15 | arson | Ronsonol lighter fluid | Deadliest arson attack in New Orleans at that time, and one of the deadliest attacks on LGBT people in United States history | |
| Summerland disaster | Douglas | Isle of Man | 1973 | 80 | smoking | soundproofing, acrylic sheeting | ||
| Gulliver's nightclub fire | Port Chester, New York | United States | 1974 | 32 | arson | |||
| Beverly Hills Supper Club fire | Southgate, Kentucky | United States | 1977 | 200 | carpeting, wooden panelling | Third-worst club fire in American history | ||
| Infinity disco fire | New York City | United States | 1979 | Originally Pfaff's beer cellar | ||||
| Denmark Place fire | Central London | United Kingdom | 1980 | 23 | arson | gasoline | ||
| Stardust fire | Artane, Dublin | Ireland | 1981 | 214 | electrical | cooking oil | ||
| Alcalá 20 nightclub fire | Madrid | Spain | 1983 | 27 | electrical | |||
| Happy Land fire | The Bronx, New York | United States | 1990 | 6 | arson | gasoline | Fifth-worst club fire in American history | |
| Kheyvis fire | Olivos, Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1993 | 24 | Second-worst club fire in Argentine history | |||
| Fuxin, Liaoning | China | 1994 | 16 | sofa | decorations | |||
| Ozone Disco fire | Quezon City | Philippines | 1996 | 95 | unknown, possibly electrical | acoustic foam | Worst fire in Philippine history | |
| Gothenburg discothèque fire | Gothenburg | Sweden | 1998 | 213 | arson | |||
| Luoyang Christmas fire | Luoyang, Henan | China | 2000 | 50 | welding | Second-deadliest club fire in history | ||
| Lobohombo explosion | Mexico City | Mexico | 2000 | 24 | gas canisters | |||
| Volendam New Year's fire | Volendam | Netherlands | 2001 | 241 | pyrotechnics | decorations | ||
| Canecão Mineiro nightclub fire | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 2001 | 197 | pyrotechnics | |||
| Myojo 56 building fire | Kabukicho, Shinjuku | Japan | 2001 | 3 | suspected arson | Fifth-deadliest fire in post-war Japanese history | ||
| Utopia nightclub fire | Santiago de Surco, Lima | Peru | 2002 | 57 | torch | |||
| The Station nightclub fire | West Warwick, Rhode Island | United States | 2003 | 230 | pyrotechnics | acoustic foam | Fourth-deadliest club fire in American history | |
| República Cromañón nightclub fire | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2004 | 1432 | pyrotechnics | plastic net , styrofoam and wood decorations, acoustic panels | Worst club fire in Argentine history | |
| Factory nightclub fire | Quito | Ecuador | 2008 | 35 | pyrotechnics | |||
| Wuwang Club fire | Shenzhen, Guangdong | China | 2008 | 88 | pyrotechnics | |||
| Santika Club fire | Watthana, Bangkok | Thailand | 2009 | 222 | pyrotechnics | tar paper, plastic waterproofing | Possibly started by fireworks | |
| Lame Horse fire | Perm | Russia | 2009 | ≤160 | pyrotechnics | decorations | Worst fire in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union | |
| Sabor Latino fire | Rome | Italy | 2010 | acoustic foam | - | |||
| Jack Daniels nightclub fire | Taichung | Taiwan | 2011 | 13 | Originated during a fire show by a male dancer onstage, described as holding sparklers, a torch, or LED torch that malfunctioned and produced sparks | |||
| Tiger Disco fire | Patong | Thailand | 2012 | 11 | electrical | acoustic foam | Officially attributed to a short circuit, unconfirmed reports stated that the fire started when lightning struck a nearby transformer. | |
| Kiss nightclub fire | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul | Brazil | 2013 | 168 | pyrotechnics | acoustic foam | Worst club fire and second worst fire disaster in Brazil, third deadliest club fire in history | |
| Formosa Fun Coast explosion | New Taipei City | Taiwan | 2015 | 497 | dust explosion | cornstarch suspended in air | Greatest number wounded by a man-made accident in Taiwan in 50 years | |
| Colectiv nightclub fire | Bucharest | Romania | 2015 | 160 | pyrotechnics | acoustic foam | Worst club fire in Romanian history | |
| Ghost Ship warehouse fire | Oakland, California | United States | 2016 | 2 | Undetermined | N/A | Converted warehouse used as art collective and venue. Fire officials say staircase to second floor was made out of wooden pallets. |