Alcalá 20 nightclub fire

Alcalá 20 is the address (number 20 of Alcalá street) and the name of a former nightclub in the centre of Madrid.

On 17 December, 1983 at 4:45 a.m., a fire broke out in the club as around 600 people were enjoying a Saturday night out. 82 people died and 27 were injured.

The charred remains of the labyrinthine four-story subterranean club remained intact and closed down until 2003, when a major refurbishment was started. The remodelled two-story club, renamed "Adraba", reopened in 2005 with improved fire safety, but it was closed down by the city authorities after only three hours. In November 2007 the club was again reopened and closed down once again by the authorities within a few hours.

See also

• Rhythm Nightclub fire 23 April 1940; Natchez, Mississippi, United States; 209 dead
• Cocoanut Grove fire 28 November 1942; Boston, Massachusetts, United States; 492 dead
• Club Cinq-Sept fire 1 November 1970; Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France; 146 dead
• Summerland Leisure Centre fire 2 August 1973; Douglas, Isle of Man; 51 dead
• Beverly Hills Supper Club fire 28 May 1977; Southgate, Kentucky, United States; 165 dead
• Stardust fire 14 February 1981; Dublin, Ireland; 48 dead
• HappyLand fire 25 March 1990; New York City, New York, United States; 87 dead
• Kheyvis Nightclub fire 20 December 1993; Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 17 dead
• Ozone Disco Club fire 18 March 1996; Quezon City, Philippines; 162 dead
• Gothenburg Nightclub fire 29 October 1998; Gothenburg, Sweden; 63 dead
• Luoyang Christmas fire 25 December 2000; Luoyang, People's Republic of China; 309 dead
• E2 Nightclub stampede 17 February 2003; Chicago, Illinois, United States; 21 dead
• The Station Nightclub fire 20 February 2003; West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States; 100 dead
• Cro-magnon Republic Nightclub fire 30 December 2004; Buenos Aires, Argentina; 194 dead
• Wuwang Club fire 21 September 2008; Shenzhen, People's Republic of China; 43 dead
• Bangkok Nightclub fire 1 January 2009; Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand; 61 dead

References

• La música vuelve a sonar en Alcalá 20, El País.

• El Ayuntamiento precinta la sala Alcalá 20, El Mundo.

• La discoteca Alcalá 20 abre unas horas sin licencia del Ayuntamiento de Madrid, El Mundo.