Jim Axelrod: Do you feel, "Oh my goodness, we're in trouble?". Barr, who was in his junior year, had dreams of a career on Wall Street and swam competitively for his college swim team. [81] In August 2016, the site was reported to have been being used as a PokeStop in Pokmon Go, to uproar from victims' families. According to author Scott James, Great White had reportedly used a large pyro display without permission at other clubs, including just days before the fire at a show in New Jersey. In the days after the fire, victims' families and survivors faced a harsh new reality. And it was ugly. Lynch also points out that the exits were a safety issue. How he went from being a man with a job he loved and friends, to someone struggling with sobriety and guilt, suffering flashbacks at fire alarms and smoke-like fog. I never wanted anyone to be hurt in any way. Phil Barr awoke after three weeks in a medically induced coma and was told his lungs had been badly damaged. You see on your left the horseshoe-shaped bar. WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) - Saturday marks the 18-year anniversary of the Station Nightclub fire that left lasting scars on numerous families and the state of Rhode Island. [6], Great White, the headlining band of the February 20 concert, had risen to fame as part of the glam metal scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. It had to be two minutes tops before the whole place was black smoke. "Taking responsibility for your actions goes a long way," she says. [2] Larocque later told the Rhode Island State Police that he had not spotted the polyurethane foam during the November 2002 inspection because he was upset after finding an illegal inward swinging door that he had previously asked to be removed from the building. REELZ announces documentary about Great White club fire Club owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian reached a settlement of $813,000 with survivors and victims' families in September 2008. "[58], Dave Kane and Joanne O'Neill, parents of youngest victim Nicholas O'Neill, released their letter to the board to reporters. 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", "Fire in a nightclub: the band; group persevered by making circuit of smaller clubs", "How tragedy inspired one member of Great White", "Rhode Island Remembers Victims Of Deadly GREAT WHITE Concert Fire", "Club, band dispute permission to use fireworks - Feb. 22, 2003", "Memories sear survivor of fire that killed 100 in 2003", "Parents mourn loss of only child in nightclub fire, but cherish time they had after first near-death experience", "Radio station to remain in fire lawsuits", "Clear Channel agrees to pay $22 million to nightclub fire victims", "Portraits of people who died in the R.I. nightclub fire", "Timeline: What happened the night of the Station nightclub fire? Linda Saran: The foam was raining down and the flames are dripping from the ceiling. Tracy King worked at The Station as a bouncer. Almost immediately the finger pointing started. Michael Derderian: Correct. [57], On September 4, 2007, some families of the fire's victims expressed their support for Biechele's parole. 2021, shooting at a San Jose rail station. [4] No occupants were in the building during the 1972 fire, but the interior was significantly damaged. Cassidy was questioned by Customs and Border Protection in 2016, three sources familiar with the probe . We talk about fire safety a bit, I dont get too, too far into it.. Jason Hahn. However, fire professionals have few choices about what training should be provided and training programs are continually updated to incorporate new technologies as well as lessons learned from actual fire experiences. [59], Biechele's parole and probation expired in March 2011. I went back around the front again, and that's when you saw people stacked on top of each other, trying to get out of the front door. Michael Derderian: The field test is crystal clear. if he had done that, then he would have obviously have said to us . [28], Of the 462 people in the building for the concert, 100 were killed, 230 were injured, and 132 escaped uninjured. Since he co-owned The Station nightclub with his brother Michael Derderian, Jeff suggested it as a venue for generic nightclub footage. For people to know you can go there now and look at this beautiful park and talk to your person thats what I love about it.. Survivors of the Station nightclub fire reflect on tragedy's 20th Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider, who is featured in a REELZ documentary about the Warwick, Rhode Island Station nightclub fire, which killed some 100 attendees of a Great White concert in 2003, A National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the fire under the authority of the National Construction Safety Team Act, using computer simulations with FDS and a mockup of the stage area and dance floor, concluded that a fire sprinkler system would have contained the fire long enough to give everyone time to exit safely. [89] The band raised $185,000 for the Station Family Fund during the tour. When Laroque testified before the grand jury he claimed he never saw the foam. I needed for that day to come, she said. [38] Derderian had begun working for WPRI on February 17, three days before the fire. Jeff Derderian: That door was opened immediately and that's where the band went out. Jody King says his brother enjoyed working for the Derderians. ", "20 years later, the effects of the Station nightclub fire still linger - The Boston Globe", "The Great White Nightclub Fire: Ten Years Later", "In West Warwick firefighters' hearts, the disaster isn't over", "How a West Warwick restaurant became a triage center for burn victims", "20th anniversary of New England nightclub fire that killed 100", "State supreme court to review penalty for employee deaths in R.I. fire - UPI.com", "Workers comp. Those at the nightclub had to act soon, as smoke was visible in the exit doorways in just over one minute. Today marks the 20th anniversary of The Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, RI, which killed 100 people. Firefighters responded within five minutes, and the building was fully engulfed within six minutes, according to a timeline assembled by WPRI. [24] The first West Warwick fire engine arrived at the scene at 11:13 p.m., followed by three other trucks shortly thereafter. Survivors of The Station nightclub fire struggle with guilt 20 years some bleeding I could notice in my throat. A California woman who had been injured in an accident and hadnt left her house in five years wrote her, she said. Linda Saran: They have said they were sorry. [12] The rest of the lineup included guitarist Ty Longley, who died in the fire, bass guitarist Dave Felice, and drummer Eric Powers. He says he managed to escape through the front door before a stampede of people got stuck in the narrow hallway and blocked the exit. Witnesses of the nearly mile-wide tornado recount how they managed to survive. He was the. (crying) So I can't expect anybody else to. They all later accepted plea deals. Jim Axelrod: Who's responsible for that foam going up on the wall? [56], The sentence drew mixed reactions in the courtroom. He was the. In February 2008, Providence television station. Phil Barr: You know just have a beer, see a concert. Nightclub Fire", "Judge Accepts Plea Deal in Rhode Island Fire", "Co-owner of R.I. club where 100 died to be released early", "Band to pay $1M in case over deadly club fire", "Great White offers $1M to settle fatal fire suits", "Derderians reach settlement in nightclub fire", "Governments offer $20 million in RI nightclub fire", "Packaging company settles in R.I. nightclub fire", "McLaughlin & Moran, Anheuser-Busch offer $21M settlement in Station fire case", "Home Depot Settles In R.I. At the scene, Jody King was desperate for information about his brother, and began to fear the worst. [36] Butler was there for a planned piece on nightclub safety being reported by Jeffrey A. Derderian, a WPRI news reporter who was also a part-owner of The Station. But instead, I chose to run like a common coward.. Barr was now outside, but he felt like his lungs were on fire. The morning after the fire, the lead singer of Great White, Jack Russell, claimed the brothers had given the band permission to set off the fireworks. [4] The nightclub was purchased by brothers Michael and Jeffrey Derderian in March 2000. The fire began as rock band Great White played to the crowd. But it's fun. JEFF DERDERIAN [crying]: Many people didn't make it out and that is a horror that will haunt my family and I for the rest of our lives. [4] In 1985, it was converted to a pub, which closed sometime in the late 1980s, and a nightclub was opened in its place in 1991. Because so many people that were there don't have that opportunity. The Foam.". You were not approaching that area at all. We're running out of time." [9], The fire was reported to the West Warwick Fire Department by cellular phone calls to 911 within sixty seconds of ignition[24]. But I should have at least tried.. Linda Saran: It's like a riptide. They all say I never would have stopped it, and I probably wouldnt have. To the families of those who died on that devastating day: Rhode Island will never forget your loved ones and we will always stand by you, McKee said in the statement. these contracts are pretty specific. Jeff Derderian: None of the inspections and then follow-up inspections. [44] The NIST report was released on March 3, 2005 and was made available in two parts on June 30, 2005. And I turned around, I said, "Get out, get out, get to the door, get to the door!" Linda Saran and Phil Barr, badly injured, were transported to a local hospital. . [63] Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch objected strenuously to the plea bargain, saying that both brothers should have received jail time and that Michael Derderian should have received more time than Biechele. The pyrotechnics ignited the walls on either side of the stage and within seconds flames spread along the foam that lined the walls and ceiling of the club intended to dampen sound. Jody King: They blamed three. According to Lynch, under Rhode Island law, the fire marshal could not be criminally charged unless there was evidence of bad faith or malice. I miss Tina a lot. [4] Another restaurant opened in the building in 1974. 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. Its irrelevant.. One near the bar. The charge is pending. Jim Axelrod is the chief investigative correspondent and senior national correspondent for CBS News, reporting for "CBS This Morning," "CBS Evening News," "CBS Sunday Morning" and other CBS News broadcasts. America's Deadliest Rock Concert: The Guest List explores the Station nightclub fire through gripping survivor accounts and family members and friends of victims who have memorialized their loss through pursuits ranging from an exhibit of commemorative body art to re-immersion in the rock culture that initially brought them and their loved ones [32] In April 2003, The Derderians were fined $1.07 million for failing to carry workers' compensation insurance for their employees. [32] The fine was not resolved until 2013, ten years after the fire, when it was upheld by a judge. She took a photograph of the stone of a man who died and sent it to his daughter in California. Parole board chairwoman Lisa Holley told journalists of her surprise at the forgiving attitude of the families, saying, "I think the most overwhelming part of it for me was the depth of forgiveness of many of these families that have sustained such a loss. Jim Axelrod: I want to ask you about Phil Barr. [103], Inspired by the fire, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act has been proposed United States Senate and House of Representatives since 2003. When I turned around, some people were already trying to leave, and others were just sitting there going, "Yeah, that's great!" Jody King: I spent the next five or six hours going back and forth in the parking lot talking to firemen, asking firemen, "can you please pull the sheets back for me? I'm so sorry for what I have done, and I don't want to cause anyone any more pain. The brother's plea deal stated only one of them would go to prison. Taking her students to the memorial park and telling them what it means were ways of building that memory, she said. [101], The Derderian brothers conducted their first television interview about the fire in 2021 for 48 Hours. Patrick Lynch: I can't remember, honestly. A West Warwick police officer who was already at the scene also reported the fire to police dispatch. [33] One survivor claimed that a bouncer blocked a side door as attendees attempted to escape the building, stating the door was only to be used by the band. Linda will forever wear the scars of that horrible night. [21] The Station did not have a sprinkler system installed. Jody King: "Anybody see Tracy?" [24] Hundreds of firefighters responded to the fire, including every available West Warwick firefighter. Legal action against several parties, including Great White, were resolved with monetary settlements by 2008. Jim Axelrod: Over the course of the investigation, what did you learn about the way the brothers ran their business? [tears up] And the roof and just everything just fast, too fast. and I just kind of went down on my face. "Barn Find" Harley Davidson Shovelhead Custom Survivor Found - YouTube [34], Providence Phoenix columnist Ian Donnis wrote of the effect that the fire had on the close-knit Rhode Island community, "The loss of so much life would represent a tragedy anywhere, but it struck especially hard in Rhode Island, the nation's smallest state, where no place is more than an hour away by car and the fire claimed one tenth of one percent of the state's population. Lying on the floor not far from the horseshoe bar, Barr lost consciousness. Patrick Lynch: Jeffrey and Michael Derderian. And I knew the window was to my left. I don't know that I'll ever forgive myself for what happened that night, so I can't expect anybody else to. Scott James: When people arrive, they walk through this entrance and this kinda longish hallway. [49] The tour started five months after the fire, and each concert began with a prayer for survivors and families. [9], The foam was sold to the Derderians by American Foam. Marc Goldbaum is the development producer. I can only pray that they understand that I would do anything to undo what happened that night and give them back their loved ones. Michael Derderian: He's completely out of it. Most people still just stood there. [21] The fire spread throughout the building and was completely engulfed within six minutes of the pyrotechnic ignition. In the aftermath, West Warwick, Rhode Island TV news reporter Jeff Derderian wanted to run a story on nightclub safety. The message is, Dont forget. Never forget these people or forget what happened., Stay up to date on all the latest news from Boston.com. Christina Pimentel wasnt at the Station 15 years ago but she remembers the fire that killed 100 people because one of them was her uncle, Carlos Pimentel Sr. Phil Barr: I went around the people trying to push to the front door. Sparks from the gerbs ignited the insulation foam, and flames were visible on the wall above the stage within nine seconds of their ignition.
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