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First Interstate Tower fire
The First Interstate Tower, with several floors burning.
DateMay 4, 1988 (1988-05-04)
VenueFirst Interstate Tower
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Coordinates34°2′57.2″N 118°15′25.7″W / 34.049222°N 118.257139°W / 34.049222; -118.257139
TypeFire
CauseOverloaded electrical system
Deaths1
Non-fatal injuries40

The First Interstate Tower fire was a high-rise fire that occurred on May 4, 1988, at the First Interstate Tower (now Aon Center) in Los Angeles, California, a 62-story, 860 foot (260 m) skyscraper, then the tallest building in the city. The fire destroyed five floors of the building, injured 40 people, and caused the death of a maintenance worker, when the elevator he was riding opened onto the burning 12th floor.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Technical Report, Interstate Bank Building Fire". United States Fire Administration. Archived from the original on 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  2. ^ Becklund, Laurie (1988-08-27). "Open Fire Door Blamed in First Interstate Death". The L.A. Times. Retrieved 2017-10-19.

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