Early Learning Centre ELC– Happyland Fire Station – Fire Station Playset for Children Ages 18 Months to 5 Years

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a b c Blumenthal, Ralph (March 26, 1990). "Fire in The Bronx; 87 Die in Blaze at Illegal Club; Police Arrest Ejected Patron; Worst New York Fire Since 1911". New York Times. Lin pat Quality from ELC Smaller than I expected but good quality as usual from ELC. Sure it will be well played with Now there’s a citywide task force that ensures that Happy Lands are not all over our city,” said New York Fire Department Commissioner Daniel Nigro, who was a battalion chief in 1990. “Endangering people who may want to go out and have a good time and end up never coming home.” Chunky figures for little hands to hold• Inspires imaginative play and can be combined with other Happyland sets for even more make-believe fun. fushia pink Fun Toy for Tots! I bought this for my Grandsons 1st Birthday, he played with it immediately and it was clearly just the right size and simplicity for him. It is a colourful nice quality toy which I’m sure he will enjoy playing with for some time.

Lamar Lovely little toy I liked the idea that this toy could be carried by a small child by the handle! In October 1976, 25 people died and 24 were injured in an arson fire at the Puerto Rican Social Club in the South Bronx. In August 1988, seven people died and 33 were injured, including 12 firefighters, in a suspicious fire at the El Hoyo social club on Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. And on March 25, 1990, 87 died and 28 were injured in an arson fire at the Happy Land social club in the Bronx. Items that are not available in store will take 3-5 working days (excluding weekends and bank holidays) to be delivered to your nominated store.

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McFadden, Robert D. (November 16, 1990). "Prosecutor Clears Landlords In Fatal Social Club Arson". New York Times. Francisco Avila, Jose. "The Garifunas and Happy Land Social Club Fire" (PDF). Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc . Retrieved October 19, 2015. Julio González served three years in prison in Cuba during the 1970s for desertion from the Cuban Army. [4] In 1980, he faked a criminal record as a drug dealer to help him gain passage in the Mariel boatlift. [4] The boatlift landed in Florida; he then traveled to Wisconsin and Arkansas and eventually settled in New York, sponsored by the American Council for Nationalities in Manhattan. [4] Denmark Place fire, 1980 fire at illegally operated London club patronized by Caribbean immigrants also started by an angry patron refused admission Six weeks before the fire, he split up with his girlfriend, Lydia Feliciano. Before that, González had lost his job at a lamp factory in Queens. [5] At the time of the fire, he was two weeks behind on the rent of his room, and the owner of the boarding house where he was staying said of him: "From what I know, he was down to his last hope." [5] Incident [ edit ]

Happyland is a place of wonder, fuelled by the imagination of each child who travels there! Designed for little hands, the Happyland Take and Go Fire Station helps little ones discover the world and develop social skills. The 150 firefighters who raced to the scene managed to extinguish the Happy Land fire in five minutes, but even that was too late. “There was one in the street telling us there was loads of people inside, trapped,” Dennis Devlin, one of the first firefighters to arrive, said. “We couldn’t hear anybody screaming, we didn’t hear anybody yelling. There was no one hollering.” Celona, Larry; Marques, Stuart; etal. (March 17, 2015). "Fire kills 87 people at the Happy Land Social Club in the Bronx in 1990". Daily News . Retrieved July 10, 2016. anniversary of Happy Land nightclub fire that killed 87". CBS News Crimesider. March 25, 2015 . Retrieved December 29, 2017. Russo, Gina. "A History of Deadly Fires and their Memorials". The Station Fire Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015 . Retrieved February 18, 2015.Gonzalez, Juan (March 24, 1995). "Little Aid Seen In Club Arson". New York Daily News . Retrieved July 21, 2012. They're based in convenient locations including supermarkets, newsagents and train stations. Plus they're often open late and on Sundays.

a b c Barbanel, Josh (March 27, 1990). "Fire in The Bronx; Tracing the Club's Owners". New York Times. Nicola1986 Lovely gift Lovely gift for 1st birthday. My son loved it so much, I had to get him one too!Wellmet Take n go fire station Smaller than expected. Sturdy little toy though, my grandson enjoys playing with it. The building that housed Happy Land club was managed partly by Jay Weiss, at the time the husband of actress Kathleen Turner. [21] The New Yorker quoted Turner saying that "the fire was unfortunate but could have happened at a McDonald's". [22] The Bronx District Attorney said that the building's owner, Alex DiLorenzo III, and leaseholders Weiss and Morris Jaffe, were not responsible criminally, since they had tried to close the club and evict the tenant. [23] In 1987, Weiss and Jaffe's company, Little Peach Realty Inc., had leased the building space for seven years to the club owner, Elias Colon, who died in the fire. [21] [24] An eviction trial against Colon had been scheduled to start on March 28. [21] Even if Colon had survived the fire, the eviction trial would have been moot, as the building that housed the Happy Land Social Club was condemned and demolished within 24 hours of the fire. [25] Legacy [ edit ] After setting the fire, González returned home, removed his gasoline-soaked clothes and fell asleep. [4] He was arrested the following afternoon after police investigators interviewed Feliciano and learned of the previous night's argument. Once advised of his rights, he admitted to starting the blaze. [4] Kohima Fire engine Lovely present for our grandson I’m sure he’ll love it as he will be able to take it anywhere. Well made and just right for little hands. Oakland Fire Grim Reminder of Deadly Happy Land Blaze in 1990". NBC New York. December 7, 2016 . Retrieved December 7, 2016.

a b c d "Fire kills 87 people at the Happy Land Social Club in 1990". NY Daily News . Retrieved December 5, 2016.

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Misdemeanors Charged in Happy Land Fire". New York Times. February 2, 1991 . Retrieved July 20, 2012. Nicoll, Gregory (December 2, 2000). "Steppin' out again". Creative Loafing . Retrieved July 19, 2016.