New construction planned at site of fire that killed 165

SOUTHGATE, Ky. (AP) — New construction is slated to begin at the site of the former Beverly Hills Supper Club this month. It will be the first construction other than memorials on the 80-acre property in northern Kentucky since a blaze destroyed the dinner club and killed 165 people in 1977. The Kentucky Enquirer cited a statement from Ashley Builders Group on Monday in reporting that construction will start on a residential community called Memorial Pointe. The newspaper reported in November that a lawsuit over the plans was settled with an agreement that would allow construction to proceed, but reserve the area where the Cabaret Room was located for a permanent memorial.