The outlet noted that the fire began when Great White’s tour manager, Daniel Biechele, shot off streams of pyrotechnics at the start of the concert. Those sparks then ignited cheap packaging foam that was used as soundproofing. As part of the settlement, the band didn’t admit to any wr...
Scott James: And the nightclub operator there was so angry when he saw what had happened in Rhode Island, he went public, and he even made public the contract that he had with Great White that showed there was no evidence of fireworks that were going to be part of the show. Then t...
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KILLER SHOW: The Station Nightclub Fire, America’s Deadliest Rock Concert, by John Barylick, will be released by University Press of New England in September, 2012, in advance of the 10-year anniversary of the Station Nightclub Fire. This narrative true-crime story chronicles the 100-fatality...
The article reviews the book "Killer Show: The Station Nightclub Fire, America's Deadliest Rock Concert," by John Barylick.LaskarisRicardoLibrary Journal
On February 20, 2003, 462 people were present at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island for a rock concert by the band Great White. A fire broke out which resulted in 100 deaths and 215 people injured. How do communities respond when disaster strikes? Much of what is known ...