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.
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