Forged by fire, Day 8: Chronology
01:00 AM EST on Monday, December 22, 2003
Feb. 22, 2003: Station co-owner Jeffrey A. Derderian weeps at a news conference in which he denies that his nightclub authorized pyrotechnics on Feb. 20.
May 22: Survivors of The Station fire and relatives of those who perished testify before a legislative commission studying the state's fire code.
June 5: The 17-member panel studying the fire laws recommends a radical code update, requiring sprinklers in many nightclubs and abolishing the grandfather clause in the state fire code.
June 30: Jeff Derderian resigns from his job as a reporter for Channel 12 news.
July 7: Governor Carcieri signs "The Comprehensive Fire Safety Act of 2003," which overhauls the state's fire safety codes.
Dec. 9: Grand jury indicts Jeff Derderian, his brother and Station co-owner Michael A. Derderian, and music tour manager Daniel M. Biechele, in connection with the 100 deaths at The Station.
