The fire that killed 59 people in a North Macedonia nightclub in March 2025 shocked many. The inferno is thought to have erupted when special-effect pyrotechnics caused the roof of the Pulse nightclub to go up in flames. It's not the first time errant indoor firework displays have been blamed for nightclub fires. The tragedy also illustrates the frequency with which these types of calamities occur: one of the very first nightclub fires took place as far back as 1929. So what are some of history's most notorious dancefloor disasters?
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