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'''Alcalá 20''' is the address (number 20 of [[Calle de Alcalá|Alcalá street]]) and the name of a former nightclub in the centre of [[Madrid]]. |
'''Alcalá 20''' is the address (number 20 of [[Calle de Alcalá|Alcalá street]]) and the name of a former nightclub in the centre of [[Madrid]]. |
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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. |
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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. The club finally reopened under a new name in February 2010, after installing state-of-the-art fire safety devices. |
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. The club finally reopened under a new name in February 2010, after installing state-of-the-art fire safety devices. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[2000 Luoyang Christmas fire]] |
*[[2000 Luoyang Christmas fire]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.elpais.com/articulo/madrid/musica/vuelve/sonar/Alcala/elpepuespmad/20051123elpmad_20/Tes ''La música vuelve a sonar en Alcalá 20''], [[El País]]. |
*[http://www.elpais.com/articulo/madrid/musica/vuelve/sonar/Alcala/elpepuespmad/20051123elpmad_20/Tes ''La música vuelve a sonar en Alcalá 20''], [[El País]]. |
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*[http://www.elmundo.es/albumes/2005/11/28/apertura_alcala20/index.html ''El Ayuntamiento precinta la sala Alcalá 20''], [[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]. |
*[http://www.elmundo.es/albumes/2005/11/28/apertura_alcala20/index.html ''El Ayuntamiento precinta la sala Alcalá 20''], [[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]. |
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*[http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/11/14/madrid/1194994968.html ''La discoteca Alcalá 20 abre unas horas sin licencia del Ayuntamiento de Madrid''], [[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]. |
*[http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/11/14/madrid/1194994968.html ''La discoteca Alcalá 20 abre unas horas sin licencia del Ayuntamiento de Madrid''], [[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]. |
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[[Category:1981 fires]] |
[[Category:1981 fires]] |
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[[Category:Nightclub fires]] |
[[Category:Nightclub fires]] |
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Revision as of 10:21, 7 June 2010
40°25′05″N 3°41′56″E / 40.417959°N 3.699026°E
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. The club finally reopened under a new name in February 2010, after installing state-of-the-art fire safety devices.