The Station nightclub fire occurred beginning at 11:07 PM on Thursday, February 20, 2003, at The Station, a nightclub located in West Warwick, RI , it is considered to be the fourth deadliest nightclub fire in American history, killing 100 people, four of whom died after being admitted to local hospitals. The fire was caused when pyrotechnic sparks, set off by the tour manager of the evening's headlining band, ignited flammable sound insulation foam in the walls and ceilings around the stage, creating a flash fire that engulfed the club in 5½ minutes. Some 230 people were injured and another 132 escaped uninjured. Video footage of the fire depicts the astonishing rapidity of its initial growth, the quickness with which stampeding patrons blocked the front entrance, and the ensuing pandemonium as several people tried desperately to help, by whatever means possible, those attempting to escape the building, which, by that time, was already gushing black smoke.
NIST Final Report - June 29, 2005
- Final NIST Rhode Island Nightclub Fire Report Urges Strict Adherence to and Strengthening of Current Model Safety Codes (News Release)
- Final Report of the Technical Investigation of The Station Nightclub Fire (pdf)
http://www.ntis.gov - Final Report—Appendices (pdf)
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