Gothenburg discothèque fire
The Gothenburg discothèque fire was caused by an arson attack on 29 October 1998, which occurred on premises located on Hisingen island in Gothenburg, Sweden. The premises had been rented for the night by an organization catering to the Macedonian community in Gothenburg for the purpose of hosting a discothèque. At the time of the fire, 375 people aged 12–25 were present, the vast majority of whom had various ethnic minority backgrounds. The fire department had estimated the building could only hold up to 150. In all 63 were killed and 213 injured.
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Claes Hake's memorial for the dead, unveiled on the tenth anniversary of the fire in late-October 2008 | |
| Location | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Date | 29 October 1998 c. 23:40 (CET) |
Attack type | Arson, mass murder |
| Deaths | 63 |
| Injured | 213 |
| Perpetrators | Shoresh Kaveh Housein Arsani Mohammad Mohammadamini Meysam Mohammadyeh |
| Motive | Retaliation for being denied free entry into the discothèque |
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