The Station nightclub fire
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On the evening of February 20, 2003, a fire occurred at The Station, a nightclub and music venue in West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, killing 100 people and injuring 230. During a concert by
Station Fire Memorial Park
Great White's co-founders Jack Russell (left) and Mark Kendall (right) in 2008
Screenshot of the Butler video, showing the beginning of the fire
Makeshift memorial at the site of The Station nightclub prior to the building of the Station Memorial Park
Great White
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Great White is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The band is named after both the shark with the same name, and guitarist Mark Kendall's former stage nickname. In August 2008,
The Station nightclub fire
…Island, United States, killing 100 people and injuring 230. During a concert by the rock band Jack Russell's Great White, an offshoot of the original Great White band, a pyrotechnic display accidentally ignited flammable acoustic foam in the walls and ceilings surrounding the stage. Within six minutes, the entire…
Great White as a quartet in 1986. From left: Lorne Black, Mark Kendall, Jack Russell, Audie Desbrow.