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03/30/2005
Celebrating
the lives and loves of fire victims
People
take comfort in food. There's no denying it. Eating gives us a sense of well-being,
brings up happy memories, and is a way to enjoy the company of others.
03/24/2005
Prosecutors
to argue Station overcrowded on night of blaze
PROVIDENCE
-- State prosecutors say they intend to prove that there were 458 people inside
The Station the night of the deadly fire at the nightclub -- 54 more than were
allowed under limits set by the West Warwick fire marshal.
03/23/2005
Judge:
Tour manager exempt from questioning
PROVIDENCE
(AP) -- A former band tour manager charged in the deaths from the Station nightclub
fire can't be called for further questioning by lawyers involved in civil cases
until the criminal case against him is resolved, a federal judge ruled...
03/19/2005
Band's
ex-spokeswoman cleared in slander suit
A
California judge has tossed out a $10-million slander lawsuit that the lead
singer of Great White, Jack Russell, filed against the band's former spokeswoman.
03/15/2005
Accord
reached on testing foam in Station case
PROVIDENCE -- Superior Court Judge Francis J. Darigan
Jr. announced yesterday that prosecutors and lawyers for the three men charged
with the deaths of 100 people at The Station nightclub have reached an agreement
on further testing of polyurethane foam, the kind that lined the walls and ceiling
of the club.
03/04/2005
Agreement paves way to test foam in Station fire case
PROVIDENCE -- Superior Court Judge Francis J.
Darigan Jr. announced today that prosecutors and lawyers for the three men charged
with the deaths of 100 people in The Station nightclub fire have reached an
agreement that should pave the way for further testing of polyurethane foam,
the kind that lined the walls and ceiling of the club.
Anatomy of a deadly fire
PROVIDENCE -- Ninety seconds after The Station
nightclub caught fire on Feb. 20, 2003, gases inside the club were already hot
enough to melt silver, although a federal investigation has concluded that fire
sprinklers could have kept the club close to room temperature long enough for
the crowd to escape.
Families react to report with mix of anger, hope
PROVIDENCE -- Diana Shaughnessy carried a picture
of her brother, Benjamin Suffoletto Jr., and his wife, Linda, both of whom are
now dead, to the Marriott yesterday and listened as federal investigators offered
preventions to avert another Station nightclub fire. She'd heard it all before.
Derderians ordered to pay deceased workers' families
PROVIDENCE -- A Rhode Island Workers' Compensation
Court judge yesterday ordered the owners of The Station to pay more than $200,000
for funeral expenses and lost wages to the families of a waitress, a bouncer,
a ticket-taker and a door security worker who were killed in the nightclub fire
on Feb. 20, 2003.
NIST recommendations
In a report on The Station nightclub fire released
yesterday, the National Institute of Standards and Technology offered recommendations
that the agency hopes will be incorporated into fire protection ‘‘model
codes,’’ such as those developed by the National Fire Protection
Association. Many state governments, including Rhode Island’s, use all
or part of the NFPA codes as state law.
03/03/2005
Judge orders Station owners to pay workers' death benefits
PROVIDENCE -- A state Workers' Compensation Court
judge today ordered the owners of The Station nightclub to pay more than $200,000
for funeral expenses and lost wages to the families of a waitress, a bouncer
and two security workers killed in the disastrous fire at the club two years
ago.
Station workers' families seek benefits
PROVIDENCE -- Lawyers representing the families of four Station nightclub employees killed in the fire of Feb. 20, 2003, will ask a state Workers' Compensation Court judge today to order the nightclub's owners, Michael and Jeffrey Derderian, to pay death benefits and lost wages.
Probe into fire's cause results in national safety recommendations
PROVIDENCE -- In the hope of preventing another
tragedy like The Station nightclub fire, a federal agency today recommended
the installation of sprinklers in all nightclubs, tighter restrictions on the
use of flammable materials and better exits so people can get out of buildings
during emergencies.
03/02/2005
Station fire briefing will be open to community
The federal agency investigating The Station nightclub fire announced yesterday that the public will be allowed to attend a news briefing tomorrow at which the agency will announce its findings and recommendations.
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