1978 Holiday Inn fire
[2] The Holiday Inn in Greece, New York, was built in 1963 at a cost of US$1.3 million and consisted of a wood-frame structure with interior hallways and 91 rooms.Cleaning supplies and paper products were stored in a closet near the fire's point of origin.Firewalls in the buildings did not extend to the roof, allowing the fire to rip through the top floor of each wing.[9] John Stickevers, a New York City fire investigator brought in to assist with the investigation, discovered that an uncommon, highly flammable liquid accelerant was used to start the fire inside a storage cupboard under the first floor stairwell.[10] The fire was officially ruled as an arson attack, but no one was ever charged with this crime and the case remains open today.