The Nightclub Tragedy
The February 2003 fire at the Station in West Warwick, Rhode
Island, during headliner Great White's set, is one of the worst
nightclub fires in American history. The fire started as the tour
manager set off a fiery display of pyrotechnics. Soundproofing foam
installed on the stage caught fire from an emission of the sparks. It
spread quickly, engulfing the club in five and a half minutes. 100-plus
were killed and 230 were injured; Daniel Biechele, the tour manager,
plead guilty to negligence and the nightclub owners, two brothers, were
tried for using flammable foam on stage. Biechele and one of the
brothers served prison time. Gallery by Ritch Duncan.
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