48 people died when a fire broke out during a Valentine's Day dance at a Dublin nightclub.

Stardust fire

Nightclub fire in Artane, Dublin

The Stardust fire was a fatal fire which took place at the Stardust nightclub in Artane, Dublin, Ireland, in the early hours of 14 February 1981. More than 800 people were attending a disco there, of whom 48 died and 214 were injured as a result of the fire; in later years…