Gulliver's nightclub fire | |
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Location | Port Chester, New York |
Coordinates | 41°00′50″N 73°39′22″W / 41.0139°N 73.6561°W |
Date | June 30, 1974 Early Morning |
Attack type | Arson |
Deaths | 24 |
Injured | 32 |
Perpetrator | Peter J. Leonard |
Motive | To cover up burglary at adjacent bowling alley |
The Gulliver's nightclub fire occurred in the early hours of June 30, 1974, on the border of Port Chester, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. The fire killed 24 patrons and injured 19 patrons and 13 firemen.[1] The fire was caused by arson in an adjacent bowling alley that had been aimed at covering up a minor burglary there.