This Day in History:<br /> Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island February 20, 2003 100 people were killed and <br />nearly 200 injured when a fire <br />broke out at a rock concert at <br />the West Warwick nightclub. Pyrotechnics used in the <br />stage show of heavy-metal band <br />Great White started the fire, igniting the soundproofing <br />foam along the ceiling. 400 panicked concert-goers <br />attempted to exit the front <br />entrance, causing a pile-up. A local news crew happened <br />to be on scene that evening, reporting <br />on safety issues related to nightclubs. The fire was the deadliest in <br />the U.S. in over a quarter of a century.
