What caused the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire? Survivors skeptical of 'accident' label
The fire at Beverly Hills Supper Club in 1977 killed 165 people. Officials labeled it an accident, but former employees believe there's more to the story.
Author: Shay McAlister, Taylor Weiter
Published: 4:37 PM EDT May 7, 2021
Updated: 11:41 PM EDT May 7, 2021
SOUTHGATE, Ky. — A nightclub fire on Memorial Day weekend 1977 killed 165 people in a small northern Kentucky town. Hundreds were injured and even more saw their lives forever changed. In the decades since the blaze, questions surrounding the case still remain — but no answers.
What caused the fire that changed the town of Southgate: faulty wires or something much more sinister? The UNSOLVED team looks into the case.