An Answer and a New Puzzle

Awhile back I posed a question about a kid, a beard and an all night party (see Brain Teasers - The All Night Party). Don't know how many people read it, but here's the answer:

The boy lived in Barrow, Alaska, which is the northernmost town in the United States. In Barrow, after the sun sets in mid-November, it doesn't rise again for 65 days - plenty of time for the boy to grow a beard.

Here's a new one:



There was a nightclub in Boston called the Coconut Grove. In 1942, a fire broke out inside the club. 492 people died. Most of the victims died because a simple design flaw trapped them inside the building. What was the design flaw?