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Film focuses on Station fire's youngest victim Station fire victims remembered Video: Family and friends gather for 6th anniversary Language of release forms for Station fire victims to receive money still being developed West Warwick unable to pay Station fire settlement Station fire settlement money still months from distribution State delaying Station fire settlement payment until next fiscal year Plan filed for Station fire victims Station fire plaintiffs back distribution plan for damages Extra: Read the submitted distribution plan and the special master's report |
Six summers have passed since the fire. The living have celebrated six Fourths of July and six Thanksgivings. Babies born in 2003 are now in school. Here at the site of Rhode Island's greatest tragedy, the memories endure.
But the mementos, these traces of people consumed in a holocaust that lasted just minutes, have no such power. Journal photo / Frieda Squires Read the story
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Plans for the Station Fire Memorial Park were recently unveiled at a memorial service.
Journal photo / Connie Grosch
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Tally of a Tragedy
The Providence Journal has identified 462 people who, according to legal documents, police witness statements, survivors and others, were in The Station nightclub when it caught fire in 2003, ultimately killing 100 people and injuring more than 200 others.
The aftermath: Evidence releases
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On Nov. 29, 2006, Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch released more than 3,000 pages of documents, evidence collected as part of the investigation into the Station nightclub fire. These releases are in response to a public records' request by The Providence Journal, The Associated Press and the Boston Globe, as noted by the attorney general. The evidence was edited for privacy and sensitivity by Lynch's office and reviewed by The Journal. The following are selections from the release. |
VideoWitness statementsGreat White band leader Jack Russell Station co-owner Jeffrey Derderian's statement to West Warwick police, in 3 pages: Page 1 / Page 2 / Page 3 Channel 12 videographer Brian Butler / Read a story about his testimony |
Grand jury transcriptsMedical examiner explains how victims died Prosecutors told grand jury it could only indict Derderians and Great White's manager Your turn |
Derderians' plea agreement
DocumentsJudge Darigan's decision on juror questionnaires (PDF format, wait for download) See a blank questionnaire (PDF format, wait for download) Read Judge Darigan's reasons for OK'ing Derderians' deal 9.21.2006 Journal report: Derderians will plead; AG says he opposes sentencing deal Read Lynch's letter to the families of fire victims See a hand-written note on the plea offer Transcript of Journal interview with Attorney General Patrick Lynch |
Journal files
Station nightclub owners Michael, left, and
Jeffrey Derderian originally pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter
charges. But in a move that drew outcries from many victims' families, on Sept. 29, 2006, they changed their plea to no contest, and were sentenced.
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The sentencingDerderians sentenced, but pain continues Tales of grief not enough to change final outcome Tears and pleas, but no surprises A day filled with emotional reactions Darigan notes frustrations but stands firm Your turn |
Biechele's sentencing
 Andrea Silva was one of the 50 family members
who addressed the court before the sentencing of former Great White band
manager, Daniel Biechele, who plead guilty to manslaughter charges for
his role in igniting the pyrotechnics that touched off the blaze. Silva
lost her uncle, Tom Medeiros, in the fire.
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Bulletin board: Talk about the fire and its aftermath
Station fire family relief fund Stations of Support site: Coping resources/advice More from the governor's office ...
Find links to several viewpoints about the
fire, related sites, discussion groups, and more.
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Jan. 13, 2004: Proposed legislation to supplement Station fire relief fund Dec. 16, 2003: Proposed legislation to expand definition of criminal negligence Federal Multiparty, Multiform Trial Jurisdiction Act of 2002 July 2, 2003: Fire safety legislation sent to Governor Carcieri for signing June 19, 2003: Senate bill proposing tougher penalties for workers' compensation scofflaws June 17, 2003: Bill calling for improvements to the fire safety code, as approved by the Senate June 12, 2003: Bill calling for improvements to the fire safety code, as approved by the House June 5, 2003: Legislative Commission on Fire Safety recommendations for upgrades to state fire code |
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Send information about the fire to the R.I. Attorney General's Office: (401) 821-6101 Contact federal NIST investigators by phone, toll-free, at (877) 451-8001; by fax, at (301) 975-6122; by e-mail, at ncst@ nist.gov, and by mail, at NCST Rhode Island Investigation, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8660, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8660. Outreach/support services for victims' families: (877) 748-3700 American Lung Association's Call Center, for those at fire scene experiencing breathing problems: (800) 548-8252. |
