Brazil Nightclub Fire, Did the World Not Learn from Rhode Island's Tragedy?
The fire in Brazil that killed hundreds Sunday is a painful reminder of the 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire.
Today Rhode Island's eyes are on the tragedy of the Brazil nightclub fire, which is a painful experience of deja-vu for the state. A fire tore through a Kiss nightclub in Brazil Sunday morning, that has killed more than 200 people and left 120 injured, reports CNN. The Brazil nightclub was allegedly packed with more than 2,000 people, double its capacity. The story has startling similarities to 2003, when the band Great White took the stage at The Station nightclub in West Warwick. There are reports that the Brazil nightclub's insulation foam ignited the fire. Pyrotechnics set fire to flammable soundproofing foam that lined the walls and ceiling in the 2003 Station nightclub fire. Concertgoers pushed and shoved in a frantic attempt to …
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12:57 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
I really don't think people in Brazil heard about "The Station Fire" 10 years ago. I think it's foolish to believe, as tragic as it was, that small event caught the world's attention at all. more ›