Today in fire history: a fire occurred on the third floor of the conference facility killing 26 and injuring 24 others

On December 4, 1980, a fire occurred on the third floor of the conference facility at the Stouffer's Inn of Westchester, which was located in Harrison, New York. Of approximately 95 occupants who were attending meetings in several conference rooms, 26 persons lost their lives and 24 were injured. The fire did not involve guest rooms facilities of the hotel complex. The fire originated in an exit access corridor outside the meeting rooms in the three-story, fire resistive, nonsprinklered building that was classified as a place of assembly. In the early stages of the fire, meeting-room occupants were faced with...