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The Station Nightclub fire with Great White Anniversary
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:34 am
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:34 am
Was yesterday.
Video of fire
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It was a disturbing event to me. So many died unnecessarily. Bad fire codes, exits weren't used properly,etc
I still find myself inside bars, restaurants, glancing at alternate exits, just in case.
Video of fire
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The Station nightclub fire occurred on Thursday, February 20, 2003, in West Warwick, Rhode Island, killing 100 people and injuring 230. The fire was caused by pyrotechnics set off by the tour manager of the evening's headlining band Great White, which ignited plastic foam used as sound insulation in the walls and ceilings surrounding the stage. The blaze reached flashover within one minute, causing all combustible materials to burn. Intense black smoke engulfed the club in 5½ minutes. Video footage of the fire shows its ignition, rapid growth, the billowing smoke that quickly made escape impossible, and blocked egress that further hindered evacuation.[1]The toxic smoke, heat, and the resulting human crush toward the main exit killed 100;
It was a disturbing event to me. So many died unnecessarily. Bad fire codes, exits weren't used properly,etc
I still find myself inside bars, restaurants, glancing at alternate exits, just in case.
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Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:34 am to East Coast Band
The sound from the video of the people trapped is horrifying
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:35 am to East Coast Band
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This post was edited on 2/21/19 at 8:36 am
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:36 am to Deactived
Yeah. Always a awful reminder each year of how so many suffered. The pile up at the door is sad.
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:40 am to Sao
After watching that video and going to fire school, I always look for the exits when I go to a live music place like that.
They have a place downtown BR called City Bar. If there is a fire in that place, it's going to be like this.
They have a place downtown BR called City Bar. If there is a fire in that place, it's going to be like this.
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:42 am to Deactived
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I always look for the exits
Me too but for different reasons; security more than fire but since this fire I usually think of both....security first.
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:43 am to East Coast Band
Really one of the scariest videos on YouTube. Just terrifying.
This should be SOP anytime you're in a crowded place. Always know where the exit pointS are.
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I still find myself inside bars, restaurants, glancing at alternate exits, just in case.
This should be SOP anytime you're in a crowded place. Always know where the exit pointS are.
This post was edited on 2/21/19 at 8:44 am
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:44 am to East Coast Band
The cameraman’s reflexes are incredible. As soon as the flames start, he nopes out of there. Another few seconds and he would’ve been trapped like everyone else
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:45 am to Deactived
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there is a fire in that place, it's going to be like this.
There are many places that would be just like this. Some places have the band near the entrance, too.
It's instinct to try to evacuate in the way you know best or the way you entered: the front door. But most everyone went that way,too, hence most of the deaths were by the front door.
More could have survived if many had escaped either out the kitchen or actually went towards the fire and exit stage right
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:46 am to East Coast Band
The exit labeled Platform Exit Door could have saved dozens of lives. Unfortunately, none of the audience could see it because it was blocked by speakers. I think the only people who used that escape were the surviving band members who had entered through there.
It's natural to egress by the same route you came in. Force your brain to work harder and look for the other exits. Ingrain it into your children's minds as well.
It's natural to egress by the same route you came in. Force your brain to work harder and look for the other exits. Ingrain it into your children's minds as well.
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:47 am to East Coast Band
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I still find myself inside bars, restaurants, glancing at alternate exits, just in case.
#metoo
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:49 am to East Coast Band
Yea this place has one big entrance/exit in the front. Most of the people are upstairs and the only way up there is a staircase in the very rear, with no rear visible exit.
If a fire starts downstairs, the crowd will be jammed in.
If a fire starts downstairs, the crowd will be jammed in.
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:49 am to Deactived
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They have a place downtown BR called City Bar. If there is a fire in that place, it's going to be like this.
2nd floor of city bar...absolutely but 1st floor is wide open
2nd floor has 1 interior stairway leading down and 1 exterior "fire escape"...both in the rear of the building. It would be a massive logjam
This post was edited on 2/21/19 at 8:50 am
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:51 am to Deactived
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The sound from the video of the people trapped is horrifying
not watching it now but I have seen it before and its absolutely terrible.
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:52 am to TheIndulger
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The cameraman’s reflexes are incredible. As soon as the flames start, he nopes out of there.
That's what amazes me too. As soon as the flames start he's out of there.
Posted on 2/21/19 at 8:54 am to Tigeralum2008
I told the gf when we were up there if a fire breaks out, I'm going over the balcony and you jump and I'll catch you and we are out of there
1st floor is wide open depending on where the fire is.
A fire inspector would have a heart attack in that place
1st floor is wide open depending on where the fire is.
A fire inspector would have a heart attack in that place
Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:06 am to East Coast Band
Imagine if the last thing you ever did was watch Great White in concert.
Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:10 am to rondo
That's wrong dude. Funny, but wrong.
Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:12 am to Cdawg
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That's wrong dude. Funny, but wrong.
my deleted post above was a play on one of their songs but forgot there were about 100 killed so I withdrew
Posted on 2/21/19 at 9:15 am to TheIndulger
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The cameraman’s reflexes are incredible. As soon as the flames start, he nopes out of there. Another few seconds and he would’ve been trapped like everyone else
at the end of the video they reveal that the TV station that the cameraman worked for was successfully sued because the cameraman was blocking the exit.
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