Ozone Disco fire

Ozone Disco fire
DateMarch 18, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-03-18)
Time11:35 p.m. (UTC+08:00)
LocationQuezon City, Philippines
Coordinates14°38′06″N 121°02′09″E / 14.63500°N 121.03583°E / 14.63500; 121.03583
TypeFire
CauseUnknown, believed to be electrical fire
Deaths162
Non-fatal injuries95

The Ozone Disco fire in Quezon City, Philippines, broke out on March 18, 1996, leaving at least 162 people dead. It is officially acknowledged as the worst fire in Philippine history,[1][2] and among the 10 worst nightclub fires in the world.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Disco in Manila, for 35 People, Held 400". New York Times Online. Associated Press. March 20, 1996. Archived from the original on March 11, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
  2. ^ Esteban, P/Supt. Romulo; Col. Danilo Fabian (June 3–4, 2004). "The Philippine Disaster Management System". Philippine Center on Transnational Crime. Archived from the original on June 28, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
  3. ^ Press, Associated. "A look at deadly nightclub fires Archived April 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine." Washington Times. January 27, 2013
  4. ^ "What went before : Ozone disco is No.6 in deadliest nightclub fires Archived August 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine." Philippine Daily Inquirer. January 29, 2013