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       IN MEMORY OF 2003 RHODE ISLAND NIGHTCLUB FIRE
       By: wolfie Date: February 21, 2011, 3:13 pm
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       Survivors, family and friends mark eighth anniversary of R.I.
       nightclub fire
       Ken Christian, Information Center Content Manager     3 hrs ago
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       WEST WARWICK, R.I. (NBC) -- Sunday marked the eighth anniversary
       of The Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island -- one of the
       nation's most deadly nightclub fires.
       Survivors and relatives listened as the names of the 100 killed
       in the fire were read. Crosses surrounded by snow serve as a
       quiet memorial to those who were injured or lost their lives
       after fire broke out during a rock show at the night club.
       Mourners also paid tribute by observing 100 seconds of silence.
       On February 20, 2003, fire ripped through the club after a
       pyrotechnic display ignited soundproofing materials during a
       performance by rock band Great White. Only as the fire reached
       the ceiling and smoke began to billow did the packed crowd
       realize something was wrong.
       Fire officials said the club had three other exits, but people
       couldn't see the signs through the smoke. Most of those who
       perished did so while they were jammed up trying to get out
       through the main entrance.
       Fire officials said because the small wooden structure was built
       before 1976, it was not required to have a sprinkler system. The
       state has since pursued legislation to close that loophole, and
       other states have looked at their laws concerning the use of
       indoor fireworks.
       At the time, it was the deadliest fire in the United States
       since 1977 and the fourth-deadliest nightclub fire in U.S.
       history. The worst American nightclub fire was in 1942 in
       Boston's Cocoanut Grove, where 492 people
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