The Station nightclub fire

The Station nightclub fire on February 20, 2003 was the fourth deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history, killing 100 people and injuring more than 200. Ninety-six perished on the night of the fire, and four died later from their injuries at local hospitals. The Station was a nightclub in West Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island. It followed a Chicago nightclub stampede that killed 21 partygoers.

External links

News articles

• Inferno Horror at the Fire Station, Hammernews, February 21-March 14, 2003
• Nightclub owners, band's tour manager charged in deadly fire, Associated Press, December 9, 2003
• Nightclub Fire Death Toll Rises to 100, Associated Press, May 5, 2003
• Governor: Examinations Of Nightclub Victims Complete, WJAR-TV Rhode Island, February 24, 2003
• 96 Dead in Fire Ignited at Rhode Island Club, The New York Times, February 23, 2003
• R.I. Nightclub Fire Kills 96, Washington Post, February 22, 2003
• Club, band dispute permission to use fireworks, CNN, February 22, 2003

Other links

• Layout of The Station - Boston Globe
• Great White performance rider, The Smoking Gun, which makes no reference to planned pyrotechnic displays
• Kentucky Supper Club Fire 1977 Cincinnati Post
• National Fire Protection Association web page on the fire, includes links to nightclub safety tips, information on safe use of pyrotechnics, and other relevant information.