A most horrible fire in a Boston nightclub remembered . Culprit owner Barnet " Barney " Welansky

If you view this video , you must conclude that nearly 500 soon to die victims of this horrible fire had a vision of HELL -perhaps before finally arriving at a nicer place. The investigation concluded that THE OWNER -mob connected, ignoring obvious fire dangers-was the one most responsible for all those hellish deaths. " Ownership passed to his lawyer Barnet "Barney" Welansky,[2] who sought a more mainstream image for the club while privately boasting of his ties to the mob and Boston Mayor Maurice J. Tobin. Welansky was known to be a tough boss who ran a tight ship, hiring teenagers as busboys for low wages and street toughs to double as waiters and bouncers. He locked exits, concealed others with draperies, and even bricked up one emergency exit to prevent customers from leaving without paying... " ]