Ponet Square Hotel and Apartments fire
 Ponet Hotel, 1914 | |
| Date | September 13, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Location | 1249 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Deaths | 19 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 50+ |
The Ponet Square Hotel and Apartments fire was a 1970 multiple-fatality building fire in Los Angeles, California, United States. The fire broke out before dawn on Sunday, September 13, 1970, and swept through the four-story, 86-unit building, which had been constructed around 1910.[1] The cause of the fire was arson.[2]
The fire killed 19 of the 100-some residents of the building and led to the creation of the "Ponet fire doors ordinance," a local regulation that buildings of two or more floors have enclosed stairways and heavy doors that could block the spread of a fire for at least an hour.[3] Three years later, the Stratford Apartments building in downtown Los Angeles was in the process of being renovated to comply with the Ponet fire door ordinance when it caught fire, killing 23.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "L.A. Hotel Death Toll Is Now 17". The San Bernardino County Sun. September 17, 1970. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ esantiago (September 30, 2016). "LAFD History - The Ponet Square Hotel Fire 1970". The Relief. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Fires lead to stronger safety laws". The Los Angeles Times. December 9, 2014. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "24 Die as Flames Engulf Stair Well in Los Angeles". The New York Times. November 17, 1973.
External links[edit]
- "Ponet Square Hotel Fire, September 13, 1970". www.lafire.com.
- "GALLERY PHOTOS – LAFD Fire Department Museum".
- Crise, Steve (September 4, 2019). "LAMTA 3146 at the Ponet Square Hotel, March 1963". Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society.
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