The Station nightclub fire
The Station nightclub fire occurred on the evening of February 20, 2003, at The Station, a nightclub and hard rock music venue in West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, killing 100 people and injuring 230. During a concert by the rock band Great White, a pyrotechnic display ignited flammable acoustic foam in the walls and ceilings surrounding the stage. Within six minutes, the entire building was engulfed in flames. The fire was the deadliest fireworks accident in U.S. history and the fourth-deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. It was also the second-deadliest nightclub fire in New England, behind the 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire.
Station Fire Memorial Park
Great White co-founders Jack Russell (left) and Mark Kendall (right) in 2008.
Screenshot of the Butler video, showing the beginnings of the fire
Floor plan of Station nightclub, showing available exits
West Warwick, Rhode Island
West Warwick is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 31,012 at the 2020 census.
War Memorial Park West Warwick
John F. Horgan Elementary School
Historic Centerville Mill