ipl-logo

Fire In The Grove By John C. Esposito

1454 Words6 Pages

In this report I will explore the book Fire in The grove written by the author John C. Esposito. The book specifically describes the event of the fire, the reasons behind it, and who was responsible for this horrific disaster. The author explains that the main reasons of the fire were the structure of The Grove and the layout it was portrayed in. Later giving solutions on how to react if such incident happens as I explain further in the report. The Cocoanut Grove, Boston’s most well known nightclub, burns into flames on a Saturday night on November 28, 1942. It was the largest nightclub fire in the United States; one of the most horrific tragedies, that killed 492 people, injured some severely, and traumatized others for the rest …show more content…

For example, Fire Commissioner, Paul Christian, who had department’s records of the Grove fire. Also, firefighter, William Noonan whom the fire was his special province assisted Esposito while writing his book. An official site dedicated to this specific Boston incident with a title of, “A Project of the Cocoanut Grove Coalition” confirms specific events mentioned by the author including the accuracy of the time of fire, area, and number of people killed. The site also mentions the owner of the club, Barnett Welansky, and what expansions and illegal actions he had done to the club. The trio; Barnett Welansky, owner of the nightclub, his brother James Welansky, the one who was in charge of the club the night of the fire, and Jacob Goldfine, the Grove’s wine steward, were convicted with involuntary manslaughter and were sentenced to almost twenty years in …show more content…

Before 1942, very little was known about burn treatments. New methods were developed would help in saving many lives during the following years. If a similar structure built today were built in the same way The Cocoanut Grove was built it would definitely go through the same fate if a fire had occurred. If the structure did not have enough emergency doors or had locked ones it would make the evacuation process extremely harder leading people to panic and to several accidents and most likely deaths. Also having fusible doors and inflammable materials is important, although they might be more expensive the safety of a human is more valuable than money. Towards the end of the book Esposito proposes the reader with advice to help prevent such disaster to happen again. Some of his tips to avoid being caught in a public building on fire are to look for exits as soon as you enter the place. In addition, he to reacting if a fire alarm goes of or the smell of smoke becomes obvious. One of the most important things is to decrease an individual’s panic because it increases the chances of being able to escape and not getting

Show More
Related
1007 Words | 5 Pages

Esposito especially highlights the at the time mayor, Mr. Tobin. Sadly, out of all those who shared responsibility, the only punishment given to Tobin was a punch in the face from a father who lost his daughter in the fire. Esposito includes these to give the readers a full picture of what happened, and to provide a wrap up to the story. Also, Esposito begins to cover the new laws that were created out of this disaster. Esposito also notes that the Cocoanut Grove Fire wouldn’t have occurred if the existing laws of that time were followed.

Read More
646 Words | 3 Pages

Properly built and maintained, mill construction can be a structure that fires can be brought under control before the building is involved in the fire (Brannigan & Corbett, 2015). Unlike mill construction, buildings of ordinary construction are plagued with void spaces that are inherent parts of the construction. Like buildings of ordinary construction, heavy timber buildings may suffer the same disadvantages of having unprotected void spaces. This is due to there design as well as old mill buildings being converted to buildings that were not a part of the original design of the structure. These conversions of the new heavy timber building leaves the buildings at a greater risk of fire spread than that of the mill construction buildings of the past.

Read More
195 Words | 1 Pages

Joseph Awe the owner of a pub in Harrisville WI. On September 11 2006 a fire was started at the pub while Awe was at home about 30 miles away. After extinguishing the fire, firefighters labeled Awe as a suspect and the fire was not listed as an accident. The insurance company that was handling the case hired a fire investigator to help determine if the fire was an accident. If the fire was deemed an accident the insurance company was liable to pay at least $200,000.

Read More
466 Words | 2 Pages

The Cocoanut Grove Fire stands as a significant historical fire event that took place on November 28, 1942, in Boston, Massachusetts. The fire occurred in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, which was constructed with a combination of wooden and metal truss systems. This paper will provide a summary of the conditions surrounding the fire and how the metal truss system contributed to the devastating loss of property and loss of life. The Cocoanut Grove nightclub was a popular destination known for its liveliness and fun atmosphere.

Read More
864 Words | 4 Pages

Another result of the fire was the creation of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Which was Designed for all buildings to fall under the code to make them safer? The American Society of Safety Engineers did just that, and there has not been any other building tragedy fire not caused by arson as severe as the shirtwaist fire. I will now like to return to the original question.

Read More
880 Words | 4 Pages

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire The Fire And Its Causes The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was one of New Yorks deadliest work place fires. It happened on March 25th, 1911 and would end up destroying the upper three floors of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Many people would die from being burned alive or jumping out of the building trying to escape the fire thinking they could maybe survive the fall. This fire would take many lives approximately one hundred and forty six people. Out of the one hundred and forty six people, one hundred and twenty six people were young women who worked at the factory.

Read More
451 Words | 2 Pages

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was a devastating fire that killed 146 girls in New York City (Leap for Life, Leap for Death). At this time, citizens of New York were furious and demanded that the government do something to prevent future tragedies. The government responded and the reforms that the government made, it changed the future of New York industry. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, one of history’s deadliest fires, came as a result of outrageously unsafe working conditions, led to a high death toll and injury total, but, ultimately resulted in reforms that helped safeguard future factory workers.

Read More
867 Words | 4 Pages

Triangle: The Fire That Changed America, a book written by journalist, David Von Drehle, is a historical work that told the story of the infamous fire that took place at a shirtwaist factory in New York City in 1911. the days before the fire, the day of the fire, as well as the trials and aftermath are all covered in chronological order. David Von Drehle’s main argument is that the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory changed the future of America. He successfully proved his point by organizing the book in a certain way that provided a variety of sources, perspectives, and facts that make it clear to the reader that the future of the United States changed because of the Triangle fire.

Read More
255 Words | 2 Pages

The cause of the fire is still yet unknown but Maycomb Sheriff,

Read More
755 Words | 4 Pages

The compass plant has a history that may never be seen again. In the essay “Good Oak” the oak trees history and future are a little brighter than the dwindling compass plant. Leopold states about the Oaks, “They will come back to me again, perhaps as red apples, or perhaps as a spirit of enterprise in some fat October squirrel, who, for reasons unknown to himself, is bent of planting acorns” (19). In part two the connection of history and nature is less abundant than in part one, but it still makes a link between the past and nature. In the first part of the essay “On Top” Leopold writes about the history of an Arizona town before the explosion of transportation.

Read More
1344 Words | 6 Pages

library. There was potential for things to become dire if there was no swift response made. I take pride in the fact that I possibly saved the school some repair cost or even lives. This all leads to the biggest influence the book had on me as a professional.

Read More
186 Words | 1 Pages

The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin is a searing look into the hypocrisy that is the mortar of America's foundation. A nation whose words are imbued in the immortal deceleration that “All men are created equal”, but denied and stole the unalienable rights of the indigenous and forbade generation after generation, irregardless of ethnicity or creed, people's most basic rights. A nation, whose hymns and anthems speak of the “free” and “brave”, but more often than not, have soiled their hollow words with concrete discrimination and exceptionalism. It is no wonder that Baldwin prologues the second essay of his book, “Down at the Cross” with Rudyard Kipling's infamous work of imperialism and self-deluded entitlement, “The White Man's Burden”. For

Read More
1724 Words | 7 Pages

“The Killer Show: The Station Nightclub Fire, America's Deadliest Rock Concert” is a book the reviews the events surrounding the tragic fire at The Station Nightclub. The book was written by John Barylick, with the hope to provide insight into the risk management mistakes, event planning, and the lack of fire protection used throughout the venue. The Killer Show was an amazing read, which helped to capture and maintain the attention of the reader throughout the course of the book. In addition, the writer did a great job of providing details that were not generally known by the public. The goal of the following reflection is to serve as a piece that corroborates the work of the book.

Read More
779 Words | 4 Pages

The Grenfell Tower fire tragedy is presumed to have claimed 79 lives. Initially, the local council authorities were blamed for approving the construction of substandard high-rise buildings that threatened public safety (Scott p.1). On the contrary, it appears most of these assumptions were flawed, since additional revelations were exposed. For example, construction experts blamed the rapid spread of the fire on the of the 1967 archaic design standards. In addition, the failure was attributed to the external cladding that had been installed in the £10 m refurbishment.

Read More
1453 Words | 6 Pages

The Cedar Fire was not the only fire burning, there were several other fires burning in California, limiting resources to San Diego County (CDF, 2004). The size of the fire crossed city and county jurisdictions requiring a multiple agency response, but coordination and communication was difficult due agencies not being fully equipped to response amongst each other (CDF, 2004). The fire not only raged through the wildlands of San Diego County, but destroyed planned communities and businesses, closed freeways, suspended flights, and even cancelled Monday Night Football (which was to be held at Qualcomm Stadium), since the stadium was being used as the main evacuation center (Dillion, 2003). The Cedar Fire was the worst case scenario, but many lessons were

Read More

More about Fire In The Grove By John C. Esposito

Open Document