The infamous Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston on Nov. 28, 1942, killed 492 people and led to dramatic changes in fire safety codes around the country and around the world.
The inferno reportedly began when a busboy lit a match while trying to fix a light bulb on top of an artificial palm tree.
The Soroko family got out, as they knew there was a back entrance. The revolving door, meanwhile, was crushed with people. Jordan Soroko, who was just a 1-year-old baby at the time, confirmed the details of that dreadful evening that he learned about years later.
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