Killed By A Prank: The Boland Hall Fire | Fascinating Horror

This short documentary tells the story of the Boland Hall Fire, which took place on the campus of Seton Hall University in New Jersey in 2000, and which was started by an ill-advised prank... Fascinating Horror posts weekly videos covering the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel! *LINKS:* 🔗 ► My other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KristianCrow ► Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXad0mx4WxY1fXdbvtg0CQ/join ► Follow me: https://twitter.com/TrueHorrorTales | https://www.instagram.com/fascinatinghorror/ | https://www.facebook.com/horrorfascinating ► Get in touch: [email protected] *CHAPTERS:* 🔖 ► 00:00 - Intro ► 01:02 - Background ► 02:26 - The Boland Hall Fire ► 06:15 - The Aftermath *MUSIC:* 🎵 ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory ► "Underworld" by Myuu *SOURCES:* 📑 ► "Three Die in Dormitory Fire at Seton Hall University" by John J Goldman, published by the Los Angeles Times, January 2000. Link: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-20-mn-55831-story.html ► Boland Hall Information, published by Seton Hall University, 2025. Link: https://www.shu.edu/residence-life/boland-hall-information.html ► "Seton Hall Dorm Fire That Killed 3 Was Set, Investigators Say" by Robert Hanley, published by The New York Times, June 2001. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/14/nyregion/seton-hall-dorm-fire-that-killed-3-was-set-investigators-say.html ► "A Review of the Seton Hall University Fire Tragedy of January 2000" by Craig D. Allen, published by ResLife, July 2000. Link: https://reslife.net/hp/a-review-of-the-seton-hall-university-fire-tragedy-of-january-2000/ ► "25 Years After the Seton Hall Fire" by Jack J Murphy, published by Fire Engineering, January 2025. Link: https://www.fireengineering.com/fire-safety/25-years-after-the-seton-hall-fire/ ► "Seton Hall dorm fire: A look at where some of the key people are today" by Alex Napoliello, published by NJ.com, January 2020. Link: https://www.nj.com/essex/2020/01/seton-hall-dorm-fire-a-look-at-where-some-of-the-key-people-are-today.html ► "University community reflects 25 years after the Boland Hall fire" by Thomas Canela, published by The Setonian, February 2025. Link: https://www.thesetonian.com/article/2025/02/25-years-after-boland-fire ► "After the fire: Seton Hall students tell story" by Greg Warty, published by the New Jersey Herald, April 2015. Available via: https://web.archive.org/web/20190616164650/https://www.njherald.com/story/28875761/after-the-fire-seton-hall-students-tell-story ​​​​​​​#documentary​​​​ #history​​​​​​​​​ #truestories #disaster​ #fire #college