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Mary Baker, 32, was a graduate of Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School and left behind four children. The fire claimed the lives of people of many backgrounds and ages, including several from the Fall River area. 'People come here to remember': Remembering The Station nightclub fire Fall River area victims of The Station nightclub fire

The Station Fire Memorial Park was officially opened in 2018, the 15-year anniversary of the fire. Survivors and people who lost loved ones in the blaze worked for years to convert the site of the former nightclub into a permanent memorial.

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A series of lawsuits ultimately led to a payout of $176 million to those who were injured and the families of those who died. Larocque and the town of West Warwick, among others, were all subject to lawsuits relating to the fire. Those three men, the band Great White, former West Warwick fire inspector Denis P. Jeffrey Derderian was sentenced to community service. The fire lead to criminal charges for three people: Great White manager Daniel Biechele, who set off the pyrotechnics that started the fire, and the club's owners, brothers Michael and Jeffery Derderian, who allowed the club to use highly flammable soundproofing foam and allowed the club to admit 462 people into the building that night, bringing it over capacity.īiechele and the Derderians each pleaded to 100 counts of manslaughter - Biechele pleading guilty the Derderians, no contest. Biechele and Michael Derderian were sentenced to four years in prison. One hundred people were killed and about 200 were injured, making the tragedy the fourth most deadly nightclub fire in the country. 20, 2003, a fire destroyed the nightclub after a pyrotechnic display that was part of the band Great White’s performance malfunctioned.

FALL RIVER - West Warwick, Rhode Island is marking the 20th anniversary of the devastating Station nightclub fire, though the fire’s impact stretched far beyond Rhode Island, including to the Fall River area.

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