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Dupont Plaza Hotel arson
The Dupont Plaza Hotel arson was a fire that occurred at the ''Hotel Dupont Plaza'' (now San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino) in San Juan, Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1986.
The fire was set by three disgruntled employees of the hotel who were in the middle of a labor dispute with the owners of the hotel. The fire claimed 98 lives and caused 140 injuries. It is the most catastrophic hotel fire in Puerto Rican history and the second deadliest in the history of the United States.〔(Un héroe 25 años después ) on ''El Vocero''; Camilo Torres, Raúl (December 28, 2011)〕
==Hotel history==
The Dupont Plaza opened in 1963 as the Puerto Rico-Sheraton and was operated by the Sheraton hotel company until 1980, just before Sheraton imposed significant fire-safety measures in its hotels throughout the world. Before national fire safety requirements were enacted in 1990, most hotels had implemented fire safety measures based on local regulations and ordinances, which in some localities were lax, despite fires and fire-related deaths occurring at hotels frequently during that era.〔 In June 1985, the Dupont Plaza was inspected by the local fire department and was found to have deficiencies in its safety systems, including malfunctioning equipment and lack of evacuation and emergency plans.〔 That same year, there were 7,500 reported fires in hotels and motels across the U.S., with 85 deaths and $56 million in damages ($ in present day terms).〔 The fire sprinkler system, which was not criticized in the fire department's report,〔 was not automated, as was in 95% of hotels across the U.S. at that time.
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