What is Ozone Disco fire?
{{Infobox event | title = 1996 Ozone Disco fire | image = | caption = | date = March 18, 1996<br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=03|day1=18|year1=1996|month2=|day2=|year2=}}) | time = Approximately 11:35&nbsp;pm (PST), UTC 8+ | venue = | location = [[Quezon City]], [[Philippines]] | coordinates = {{Coord|14|38|06|N|121|02|09|E|type:event_region:PH|display=inline,title}} | type = Fire | cause = Unknown, believed to be electrical fire | reported deaths = 162 | reported injuries = 95 }} The '''Ozone Disco fire''' occurred at 11:35 pm on March 18, 1996 in South Avenue, [[Quezon City]], [[Philippines]]. It killed 162 people and injured 95 others. It is considered the worst fire in Philippine 20th century history. It is also one of the worst [[nightclub]] fires in the world.<ref>https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/lifestyle/ozone-disco-tragedy-1996-a1729-20190318-lfrm</ref> ==History== The Ozone Disco was a famous club located at Tomas Morato in Quezon City. It was established in the year 1991. It was developed and operated by Westwood Entertainment Company, Inc.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30125553 | title=Philippines sentences over 1996 Ozone Disco fire | work=BBC News | date=20 November 2014 }}</ref> ==Incident== The fire broke out at 11:35 pm on March 18, 1996. There were more than 350 people in the building when the incident occurred. Most of them were young male high school graduates.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/652030/after-18-years-9-found-guilty-in-ozone-inferno | title=After 18 years, 9 found guilty in Ozone inferno | date=21 November 2014 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:March 1996 events]] [[Category:Building and structure fires in Asia]] [[Category:1990s in the Philippines]] [[Category:1996 disasters in Asia]] {{asia-stub}