Station Nightclub Fire

Fast Facts

Fire occurred on February 20, 2003

100 people died²

Over 200 more were injured²

Fire started by indoor pyrotechnics

The band Great White offered to pay $1 million to victims' families in 2008²

Lawsuit settlements have reached a total of $175 million²

The club owners pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter¹

Station Nightclub Fire News

The New York Times: Great White Offers $1M to Settle Fatal Fire Suits (September 2, 2008)
NBC: State, Town Reach Settlement in Nightclub Fire (August 18, 2008)
Salon.com: Governments Offer $20 Million in RI Nightclub Fire (August 18, 2008)
The Providence Journal: Extra: The Station Fire
The Boston Globe: Station Nightclub Deal Stuns R.I. (September 21, 2006)
NIST.gov: Final NIST Rhode Island Nightclub Fire Report Urges... (June 29, 2005)
CNN.com: At Least 96 Killed in Nightclub Inferno (February 21, 2003)