2003 ⟶ Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island
February 20: The Station nightclub fire.
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🔥 Waco Siege Ends in Compound Fire and Deaths
February 28 – April 19: The Waco siege, the law enforcement siege of the compound that belonged to the Seventh-day Adventist religious sect Branch Davidians near Waco, Texas, carried out by the U.S. federal government, Texas state law enforcement, and the U.S. military, which results in a gunfight, a fire at the compound and 86 deaths.⟶
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United States✈️ ValuJet Flight 592 Crash in Florida Everglades
May 11: After takeoff from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled oxygen canisters in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board.⟶
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💔 Orlando Nightclub Shooting
June 12: A shooter kills 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.⟶
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United States🏢 Champlain Towers South Condominium Collapse
June 24: The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, collapses, killing 98 people.⟶
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