Firefighters and ambulance at the fire
The 2026 Brooks Club Fire was a fire that occurred in Brookhaven. It happened on May 3, 2026, at the Brooks Club and resulted in 11 deaths and 17 injuries.{{
Before the fire
One normal early morning at Club Brooks, a nightclub in Brookaven, at 1:57 a.m., a 43-year-old man named Alexander Horex smoked in the nightclub. In the nightclub, smoking is prohibited unless one asked for permission first. His cigarette butt was not properly extinguished, and a small fire began to develop within the butt itself, but was not able to grow rapidly.
The Fire
At 2:03 a.m., the fire in the cigarette butt expanded to a small fire in the VIP lounge. Even though its size changed, no one noticed. Around 2:08 a.m., the entire VIP lounge started to burn down, which trapped several people inside and killing them. Around 2:11 a.m., the fire spread to the entrance of the nightclub, trapping everyone inside the nightclub.
The Robloxia Weather Service had issued a Red Flag Warning for the entire County Warning Area (CWA) of Brookhaven due to poor humidity recovery anticipated that night and very strong overnight winds. As such, the flame dispersed rapidly and grew intensity as it consumed more flammable objects in adjacent properties. At 2:16 AM, Brookhaven citizens in the adjacent properties reported smelling smoke and calling the city's fire station. By the time the firefighters arrived two minutes later, it was already too late as the VIP lounge had become destroyed, and the Robloxians who were in the lounge were killed due to the smoke, causing the firefighters to call the St. Luke's Hospital to send ambulances over to the area. They arrived at 2:21 AM. At 2:50 AM, the fire was officially 100% contained, but the club temperature was too hot to go inside. At 3:00 AM, cooling temperatures finally made its way to the club, making the club cold again to begin a search and rescue mission for the survivors. 34 survivors were found unscathed, and were taken to a safe area.