Seeking comfort after The Station fire tragedy

The grieving parents of victim Nick O'Neill feel their son’s presence in their lives.

Finding life after the fire that will never go out

Ten years ago, The Station nightclub fire killed 100 and injured many more. For survivors, the road back has been unthinkably hard. By Mark Arsenault and Eric Moskowitz

Jack Russell, 52

Great White’s frontman has struggled with fire’s legacy

Jack Russell, 52, has fallen a long way since that night 10 years ago when he preened before a packed house in The Station nightclub.

A series of violations of safety regulations created the conditions for the deadly inferno that killed 100 people at The Station nightclub in Rhode Island in 2003.

In wake of tragedy in R.I., a push for safety
Denis Larocque, West Warwick’s chief fire inspector at the time of the nightclub fire

Questions still linger over fire inspector’s role
Gina Russo showed off the scars from her injuries.

The fire, 10 years later

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Scenes from The Station nightclub fire

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The fire and immediate aftermath

A cameraman caught the moments when Great White’s fireworks display ignited the fire.

Feb. 22, 2003

In seconds, elation turned to horror

Before the smell of burning flesh, before his knuckles were bloodied by scrambling feet, everything was different. Christopher Travis was singing in his pick-up truck.

Firefighters carried out one of at least 96 people killed in the fire Thursday night at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I.

Feb. 22, 2003

Death toll reaches 96 in fire at R.I. nightclub; 187 hurt

A rock band’s explosive light show ignited a hellish inferno that killed at least 96 people in one of the deadliest nightclub fires in US history.

2003 special report: Behind the R.I. nightclub fire

Special report: Behind the R.I. nightclub fire | part 1

Michael Derderian (right) and his brother Jeffrey (left) bought The Station in 2000.

Deception, missteps sparked a tragedy

If the Derderians believed the foam installed to lower noise would be the answer to their problems, they were tragically mistaken.