Incident SummaryOn the night of February 20, 2003, the 1980s rock and roll band Great White was performing a concert at The Station, a nightclub located in West Warwick, Rhode Island. During the opening moments of their show, their manager handling the pyrotechnics set off a round of fireworks. This round of pyrotechnics ignited the nightclub's acoustic foam and started a fire that engulfed the club in less than 6 minutes. The nightclub had a building permit capacity for 200 people. At the time of the fire the club was more than double its capacity, with more than 440 people inside watching the show. Minutes after the flames engulfed the nightclub, billowing smoke prevented escape, this caused panic as concert goers started running towards the main exit, even though the club had 3 other exits, all they were focused on the front exit. The fact that many people were concentrated on one exit resulted in a biomass that created a traffic jam, and many of the victims died in or near the front corridor or were crushed as everyone tried to escape. In total 100 people died and 230 were injured. Injuries are varied, but include smoke inhalation, burns and trampling injuries. The Station nightclub was built in 1946 and used as a restaurant, tavern and various other nightclubs over the years until a fire in 1972. It was repaired in 1985 and changed hands until 1991 when the current owners of the Station took over . The Station nightclub is a wooden frame structure. It had windows located on the north and east side of the building. There are small windows in the bathrooms and office located on the south wall. The building has four exits; the main entrance, an exit near the stage, one near the bar and the fourth exit is located in... in the center of the sheet... to aid the effectiveness of emergency response.RELATED STUDIES ON RECOMMENDATIONSChapter 7 Means of exit; I believe that Chapter 7 ties in best with recommendation number 5. In Chapter 7, we discuss the means of egress, gross floor area, net floor area, and the calculations used to determine the maximum occupant load for a room or area and what exits are requests.Chapter 8 Interior Finishing Requirements; I felt more attuned to Recommendation 3. Chapter 8 teaches which building elements are regulated, testing methods used to classify interior elements, and the need to regulate interior finishes based on previous fires. References: http://online.columbiasouthern.edu/csu_content/ courses/emergency_services/bfs/bfs4432/f05032.pdfDiamantes, D. (2007). Fire inspection and enforcement of regulations. (3rd ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.

Topic > Incident SummaryOn the night of February 20, 2003, the 1980s rock and roll band Great White was performing a concert at The Station, a nightclub located in West Warwick, Rhode Island. During the opening moments of their show, their manager handling the pyrotechnics set off a round of fireworks. This round of pyrotechnics ignited the nightclub's acoustic foam and started a fire that engulfed the club in less than 6 minutes. The nightclub had a building permit capacity for 200 people. At the time of the fire the club was more than double its capacity, with more than 440 people inside watching the show. Minutes after the flames engulfed the nightclub, billowing smoke prevented escape, this caused panic as concert goers started running towards the main exit, even though the club had 3 other exits, all they were focused on the front exit. The fact that many people were concentrated on one exit resulted in a biomass that created a traffic jam, and many of the victims died in or near the front corridor or were crushed as everyone tried to escape. In total 100 people died and 230 were injured. Injuries are varied, but include smoke inhalation, burns and trampling injuries. The Station nightclub was built in 1946 and used as a restaurant, tavern and various other nightclubs over the years until a fire in 1972. It was repaired in 1985 and changed hands until 1991 when the current owners of the Station took over . The Station nightclub is a wooden frame structure. It had windows located on the north and east side of the building. There are small windows in the bathrooms and office located on the south wall. The building has four exits; the main entrance, an exit near the stage, one near the bar and the fourth exit is located in... in the center of the sheet... to aid the effectiveness of emergency response.RELATED STUDIES ON RECOMMENDATIONSChapter 7 Means of exit; I believe that Chapter 7 ties in best with recommendation number 5. In Chapter 7, we discuss the means of egress, gross floor area, net floor area, and the calculations used to determine the maximum occupant load for a room or area and what exits are requests.Chapter 8 Interior Finishing Requirements; I felt more attuned to Recommendation 3. Chapter 8 teaches which building elements are regulated, testing methods used to classify interior elements, and the need to regulate interior finishes based on previous fires. References: http://online.columbiasouthern.edu/csu_content/ courses/emergency_services/bfs/bfs4432/f05032.pdfDiamantes, D. (2007). Fire inspection and enforcement of regulations. (3rd ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.