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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

Courtesy of bahaiteachings.org

How the Event Relates to Persepolis

Courtesy of Academic Exchange

  • 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.

Courtesy of fouman.com

Cinema Rex Fire

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