New Orleans Fire Department Report
This file appears in: Upstairs Lounge Arson, 1973: Aftermath
The rear exit, unmarked in the building at the time of the fire; not nearly as many lives would have been lost if this door had been properly marked.
Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library.
This file appears in: Upstairs Lounge Arson, 1973: Aftermath
Upstairs Lounge Arson, 1973: Aftermath
Thirty-two people died in the Upstairs Lounge Fire, making it the deadliest fire in the history of New Orleans. In the fire’s aftermath, many New Orleans residents revealed prejudice against LGBT…