This Day in History: Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island
- 4 years ago
This Day in History:
Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island February 20, 2003 100 people were killed and
nearly 200 injured when a fire
broke out at a rock concert at
the West Warwick nightclub. Pyrotechnics used in the
stage show of heavy-metal band
Great White started the fire, igniting the soundproofing
foam along the ceiling. 400 panicked concert-goers
attempted to exit the front
entrance, causing a pile-up. A local news crew happened
to be on scene that evening, reporting
on safety issues related to nightclubs. The fire was the deadliest in
the U.S. in over a quarter of a century.
Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island February 20, 2003 100 people were killed and
nearly 200 injured when a fire
broke out at a rock concert at
the West Warwick nightclub. Pyrotechnics used in the
stage show of heavy-metal band
Great White started the fire, igniting the soundproofing
foam along the ceiling. 400 panicked concert-goers
attempted to exit the front
entrance, causing a pile-up. A local news crew happened
to be on scene that evening, reporting
on safety issues related to nightclubs. The fire was the deadliest in
the U.S. in over a quarter of a century.