Vault: Happy Land Social Club fire in the Bronx in 1990

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Friday, March 25, 2022
Vault: Happy Land Social Club fire in the Bronx in 1990
Eyewitness News coverage of the Happy Land fire in which an arsonist killed 87 people at a NY club in 1990

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Eyewitness News Vault is sharing some archives of big stories that we covered over the years.

One of those events was the Happy Land fire in which an arsonist killed 87 people at a social club in the Bronx on March 25, 1990.

This is original Eyewitness News coverage.

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