1. Diagram of the UpStairs Lounge fire
What Happened at the Upstairs Lounge in 1973
Graphic shows where the fire started, how it spread and the aftermath. View full size
Dan Swenson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, [dead link]
2. One of the victims of the UpStairs Lounge fire June 24, 1973. 32 people perished in the blaze. (Times-Picayune photo by G.E. Arnold)
3. Times-Picayune front page June 25, 1973 with the headline about the horrific UpStairs Lounge fire. Initially 29 people were counted as dead; the number was to rise to 32.
4. The UpStairs Lounge, burned out by a flash fire June 24, 1973. The body of Bill Larson, pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church, is visible in the bottom center window. (States-Item photo by Ronald LeBoeuf)
5. The main barroom of the UpStairs Lounge following the flash fire that killed 32 people. (Times-Picayune photo by G.E. Arnold)
6. A crowd of people fill the street outside the UpStairs Lounge after a fire killed 32 people June 24, 1973. (Times-Picayune photo by G.E. Arnold)
7. Burn victims at the UpStairs Lounge fire await transport to the hospital June 24, 1973. (Times-Picayune photo by G.E. Arnold)
8. A burn victim from the UpStairs Lounge fire is carried away on a stretcher June 24, 1973. (Times-Picayune photo by H.J. Patterson)
9. Rescue workers cover a charred body as priests conduct last rites for victims outside the UpStairs bar. The flash fire, which lasted only 16 minutes, claimed 32 lives. (AP photo by Jack Thornell)
10. LINN QUINTON weeps as he is helped by firemen after he escaped the blaze at the UpStairs Lounge. Quinton said he was with a group singing around a piano when the blaze swept through the bar. (States-Item photo by A.J. Adams)
11. This was the scene on Chartres Street as firemen battled a blaze that swept through three bars and three apartments in a single building Sunday night June 24, 1973, killing 32 people. (Times-Picayune photo by G.E. Arnold)
12. Scene of the fire in the French Quarter at the UpStairs Lounge where 32 people died June 24, 1973. (Times-Picayune photo by G. E. Arnold)
13. This was the scene on Iberville Street as firemen battled a blaze that swept through three bars and three apartments in a single building Sunday night June 24, 1973, killing 32 people. (Times-Picayune photo by G.E. Arnold)
14. The UpStairs Lounge fire scene June 24, 1973. (Times-Picayune photo by G.E. Arnold)
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