What Caused It to be So Deadly
- The doors were locked from the outside
- The fire department arrived half an hour after the call
- When they arrived, there was not enough water in their tanks
*None of this information was confirmed*
Works Cited
Who Was Blamed?
Basic Information
- Hosseini, Mir M. "Fire In Rex Movie Theatre Kills 377." The Iranian History Article. fouman.com, n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2016. <http://www.fouman.com/Y/Get_Iranian_History_Today.php?artid=825>.
- Kuehnert, Jasmin S. "The Theater of Horror: From Aurora to Abadan." Academic Exchange. N.p., 26 July 2012. Web. 25 Jan. 2016. <https://academicexchange.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/the-theater-of-horror-from-aurora-to-abadan/>.
- Some people blamed Islamic terrorists
- Others blamed the SAVAK
- Even though they captured people who confessed, some still believed that they did it
- It happened on August 19, 1978, at 8:21 p.m
- Abadan, Iran (southwestern Iran)
- Playing Gavaznha, which means in English, The Deer
- 377 - more than half of the 700 people attending the movie - died
- The doors were locked from the outside so the people couldn't escape
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How the Event Relates to Persepolis
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- The event was mentioned first by the author's parents.
- This inspired her to try and join her parents the next day for a demonstration.
- She had been in the middle of a conversation with God.
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