As of September 2008 , at least $ 115 million in settlement agreements had been paid , or offered , to the victims or their families by various defendants : There have been other nightclub fires in the United States that also resulted in significant loss of life . November 28 , 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston caused 492 deaths . April 23 , 1940 Rhythm Night Club Fire in Natchez , Mississippi , claimed the lives of approximately 209 persons . May 28 , 1977 Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate , Kentucky , claimed 165 lives . The December 2 , 2016 Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland , California claimed 36 lives . March 25 , 1990 Happy Land Fire in the Bronx , New York City , claimed 87 lives . The deadliest single-building fire in United States history was December 30 , 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago , with at least 602 deaths
Iroquois Theatre fire
Iroquois Theatre fire
The Station nightclub fire