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Special section by a local newspaper includes ongoing news coverage, photographs, video, hotline
numbers, bulletin board, condolences guestbook, profiles and obituaries of the victims, and links.
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http://www.projo.com/extra/2003/stationfire/
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VH1 News: Hospitalized Victim of Great White Club Fire Dies
Also news on the grand jury investigation and memorial funds.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1470283/02282003/great_white.jhtml
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ABC6 News: The Station Fire
News, message board, and links from the Providence TV station.
http://www.abc6.com/fireindex.php
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The Providence Phoenix: Beyond Grief: Trying to Make Sense out of the Station Tragedy
Opinion article by Ian Donnis.
http://www.providencephoenix.com/archive/features/03/02/27/STATION.html
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BBC News: US Club Fire Band to Testify
Investigators into last week's deadly nightclub fire in Rhode Island subpoena members of the rock
group who were performing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2800565.stm
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BBC News: Memorials for US Club Fire Dead
Relatives and friends have been remembering the 97 people who died in last week's fire.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2796139.stm
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Launch: Great White Guitarist Among the Dead, Radio Personality Still Missing
Guitarist Ty Longly has been identified as one of the 97 dead; also feared dead is WHJY radio
personality Mike Gonzalves, who introduced the band.
http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news.asp?contentID=212354
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The Oregonian: Musicians Detail Harrowing Night
Interview with Michael Shapiro and Jason Williams of the Vancouver band Trip, which was touring
with Great White.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/104609137080400.xml
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Slate: Shame of the Grammys - A Bizarre Silence about the Rhode Island Nightclub Fire.
Opinion article by Timothy Noah regarding the lack of mention of the fire during the Grammy
ceremony or their web site.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2079161
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VH1 News: Guitarist Ty Longley Among 97 Dead In Great White Club Fire
Also news about a Rhode Island ban on the use of pyrotechnics in small clubs, and the investigation
into the cause of the fire.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1470131/02242003/great_white.jhtml
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BBC News: Dispute rages over US club tragedy
Club owners and a rock band blame each other for allowing fireworks to be let off inside a disco,
sparking a fire that killed at least 96 people.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2789465.stm
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BBC News: Rhode Island Police Appeal for DNA
Only a fraction of the 96 bodies recovered from the nightclub inferno have been identified, as
doctors battle to save the injured.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2791119.stm
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BBC News: Death Toll Rises in US Club Inferno
At least 95 people are known to have died in the fire which swept through a Rhode Island club
during a rock concert.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2786331.stm
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Launch: At Least 86 Dead After Fire At Great White Show In Rhode Island Club, Guitarist Ty Longley Missing
Breaking news about the fire.
http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news.asp?contentID=212335
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RollingStone.com: 90+ Dead at Great White Show
Pyrotechnic sparklers ignite Rhode Island club.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsarticle.asp?nid=17615
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BBC News: 'People stood and watched'
Survivors of the rock club fire tell of the moment when fire took hold and how music fans were
caught unawares.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2787755.stm
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VH1 News: At Least 95 Dead At Rock Show Fire
The Station in West Warwick, Rhode Island, caught fire during a show by Great White.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1470068/02212003/great_white.jhtml
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VH1.com: Another Hospitalized Victim Of Rhode Island Club Fire Dies
Victim Kelly Viera died at Boston Shriners Hospital Saturday.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1470310/03032003/great_white.jhtml
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VH1.com: Victims' Families File Suit Over Rhode Island Club Fire Disaster
Families of Donald Roderiques, 46, and Tina Ayer, 33, bring wrongful death actions against 14
defendants.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1470362/03052003/great_white.jhtml
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VH1.com: Death Toll Rises To 99 in Rhode Island; RI And Chicago Survivors Speak Out
Mitchell C. Shubert, 39, died Thursday at 1:10 p.m. in Massachusetts General Hospital.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1470431/03072003/great_white.jhtml
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The Providence Phoenix: Grace Notes: Reqiuem for Lost Dreams
Article by Bob Gulla about several local musicians that perished in the fire.
http://www.providencephoenix.com/archive/features/03/03/06/GRACE.html
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VH1.com: New Lawsuit Over Club Fire Targets Radio Station, Brewer
A new lawsuit filed on behalf of a 6-year-old girl who lost her mother in last month's Rhode Island
nightclub fire targets the radio station and beer company that sponsored the show.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1470474/03112003/great_white.jhtml
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RollingStone.com: Three Minutes in Hell
The Station fire killed ninety-nine and destroyed one of hard rock's last refuges. Feature article
by Peter Wilkinson.
http://www.rollingstone.com/features/featuregen.asp?pid=1593
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BBC News: Lawsuit Filed Over US Club Fire
Relatives of two people killed in a nightclub fire in Rhode Island sue the club owners and the band
playing there.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2821725.stm
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The Anchor: Through the Smoke and the Flames
Article by Andrea J. Stewart, editor of the Rhode Island College student newspaper, who was injured
in the fire and lost several friends.
http://www.anchorweb.org/News/030403/smoke.html
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VH1.com: Owners of Rhode Island's Station Club Fined $1.06 Million
The state's Department of Labor and Training fined Jeffrey and Michael Derderian for not providing
their employees with workers' compensation insurance.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1471189/04102003/great_white.jhtml
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VH1.com: Surviving Great White Guitarist Describes Deadly Blaze
Mark Kendall says he saw people 'screaming hysterically' after escaping inferno.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1470775/03262003/great_white.jhtml
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VH1.com: Great White Fire Claims 100th Life
Pam Gruttadauria, 33, of Johnston, Rhode Island, died on May 4 after having undergone 30
operations.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1471728/05062003/great_white.jhtml
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VH1.com: Great White Dropped From First Nightclub Fire Lawsuit
The lawyer representing 16 plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed in the wake of the Station nightclub fire
has dropped Great White from his list of defendants. A second attorney representing an additional
50 survivors and family members of victims has also decided not to include the band as defendants.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1471693/05022003/great_white.jhtml
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VH1.com: Rhode Island Club Fire Suits Could Be Consolidated
If the U.S. District Court agrees to hear the case, it might consolidate all of the Station fire
lawsuits to determine liability for the inferno.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1471475/04232003/great_white.jhtml
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Launch: Great White Singer 'Cooperating Fully' With R.I. Grand Jury, Club Bought Flammable Soundproofing
Jack Russell is cooperating with the Rhode Island grand jury investigating the fire. However, his
attorneys haven't ruled out a request for immunity as things move forward.
http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news.asp?contentID=212462
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The Smoking Gun: Great White
Images of the band's rider from their tour, with no mention of pyrotechnics.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/greatwhite1.html
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Washington Post: Rock and a Hard Place in R.I.
Music drew the patrons to the Station. It's still what keeps their dreams alive. [Requires free
registration]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A48740-2003Ma....
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Suite101.com: Great White Nightclub Tragedy in Rhode Island
Article about the fire, with links and the address for the relief fund.
http://www.suite101.com/bulletin.cfm/17512/12050
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VH1.com: Great White, Station Owners Fined By Feds For Deadly Fire
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Great White and the owners of the
Station for the fire.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1477119/08212003/great_white.jhtml
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VH1.com: Deadly Great White Show Oversold By Almost 100 People, Paper Says
A new study of the fire that killed 100 people has concluded that at least 412 people were inside
the 317-capacity West Warwick, Rhode Island, nightclub.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1479273/09242003/great_white.jhtml
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CNN.com: Three Indicted in Nightclub Fire
Indicted on 200 counts each of involuntary manslaughter were brothers Jeffrey and Michael
Derderian, owners of The Station, and Dan Biechele, tour manager for the band Great White who lit
the pyrotechnic display.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/LAW/12/09/nightclub.fire/index.html
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VH1.com: Great White Manager, Club Owners Hit With Criminal Charges
Each faces 200 counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from fire.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1481030/12092003/great_white.jhtml
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CNN.com: Fire Investigators Take Doors from Rubble of Burned Nightclub
The state fire marshal's office has taken four doors from the rubble of the fire that killed 99
people and injured more than 180.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/LAW/03/11/nightclub.fire.ap/index.html
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CNN.com - Another Death in Nightclub Fire Raises Toll to 99
Mitchell Shubert died Thursday at a Boston hospital, bringing the total number of dead in the
tragedy to 99.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/03/06/nightclub.fire/index.html
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CNN.com: Band's Tour Manager Says he Had Documents About Use of Pyrotechnics
The tour manager of Great White told investigators he has paperwork outlining the band's general
use of pyrotechnics, but all the documents specific to that show were destroyed in the fire.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/LAW/03/06/nightclub.fire.ap/index.html
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CNN.com: Families of 2 Victims from Fatal Club Fire File Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Relatives of two people killed in the Rhode Island nightclub fire sued the band Great White and the
club's owners Tuesday in what is believed to be the first lawsuit filed over the deadly blaze.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/LAW/03/04/nightclub.fire.lawsuit.ap/index.html
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CNN.com: Documents: Inspectors Didn't Report Foam
Inspectors never reported seeing the highly flammable and possibly illegal foam covering the walls
The Station, according to documents released Monday that raise the possibility the inspections were
botched.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/03/03/nightclub.fire.ap/index.html
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CNN.com: Rhode Island Club Fire Victims Mourned
Across Rhode Island and Massachusetts, church bells pealed 98 times, once for each person killed in
the inferno at The Station nightclub and for the two who later died of their burns.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/03/02/nightclub.fire.ap/index.html
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CNN.com: R.I. Nightclub Fire Claims 98th Victim
The death toll from last week's nightclub fire in Rhode Island has reached 98 following the death
of a patient at Boston's Shriners Hospital, a hospital spokesman said Sunday.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/03/02/nightclub.fire/index.html
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CNN.com: At Least 96 Killed in Nightclub Inferno
Report on the Rhode Island fire started by the band's pyrotechnics display. Includes video clips.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/21/deadly.nightclub.fire/index.html
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CNN.com: All Victims Recovered from Rubble of Nightclub Fire
Update on the story; identification has been started with the bodies, and no further fatalities
overnight.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/22/deadly.nightclub.fire/index.html
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CNN.com: Families Visit Scene of Nightclub Fire
Friends and family members have laid flowers and other mementos at a makeshift memorial outside the
charred ruins of the nightclub.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/23/deadly.nightclub.fire/index.html
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CNN.com: Authorities Plead for Talks with Club Owners
Officials announced Tuesday that only four of the 97 victims of last week's nightclub fire remain
unidentified as authorities made a public plea to talk with the club owners.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/LAW/02/25/nightclub.fire/index.html
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CNN.com: Attorney: Great White Singer Hasn't Asked for Immunity
Jack Russell has not formally requested immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony and
hasn't testified before the grand jury, his lawyer said Saturday.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/LAW/03/01/nightclub.immunity.ap/index.html
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CNN.com: Great White Lead Singer Seeks Immunity
A lawyer for Jack Russell said Friday the singer is asking for immunity from prosecution before
agreeing to testify to a grand jury. Also, the death toll climbed back to 97 following the death
of Linda Suffoletto at Massachusetts General Hospital.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/LAW/02/28/nightclub.fire.ap/index.html
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CNN.com: Seller: Club Bought Foam That Wasn't Flame-resistant
The owners of The Station nightclub, where a fire killed dozens of people last week, bought
soundproofing foam that was not flame-resistant, a foam company said Friday.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/LAW/02/28/nightclub.fire/index.html
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CNN.com: Forensics Show Nightclub Death Toll Down to 96
The death toll in last week's Rhode Island nightclub fire has been reduced by one to 96, Gov. Don
Carcieri said Thursday afternoon.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/27/nightclub.fire/index.html
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CNN.com: Derderians Followed Different Paths to Ownership of Doomed Club
Jeff Derderian is a television reporter, while his brother Michael is a successful businessman.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/LAW/02/25/club.owners.ap/index.html
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CNN.com: Service Recalls Victims of Nightclub Fire
As investigators sought more answers Monday from owners of the nightclub where 97 people died in a
fire last week, friends and families of the victims sought comfort at memorial services.
http://us.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/24/deadly.nightclub.fire/index.html
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