Paramount Hotel explosion

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Paramount Hotel explosion

Postcard of the Paramount Hotel
Date	January 28, 1966
Time	6:45 pm
Location	17 Boylston Street Boston
Coordinates	42°21′08″N 71°03′45″W / 42.35222°N 71.06250°W / 42.35222; -71.06250
Cause	Gas leak
Deaths	11
Non-fatal injuries	66

The Paramount Hotel explosion occurred on January 28, 1966, in Boston. A series of explosions under the hotel and resulting fires killed 11 people.^[1]