The Station Nightclub Fire

Date
February20,2003
Time
07 pm
Location West Warwick, Rhode
Island,U.S.
Casualties 100 deaths, 200+ injured

Cause of fire
The fire started due to pyrotechnics
It ignited foam on both sides of the
drummer's alcove at the back of the stage
The foam was in two layers, with highly
flammable urethane foam over
polyethylene foam, the latter being
difficult to ignite but releasing much more
heat once ignited by the less dense
urethane.

Cause of Death
Although four exits were there, most
people tried to get out of the front
door through which they had come,
resulting in a bottleneck.
The east exit door was reported to be
closed and for use only by band
members.
By the time 2 minutes were over, the
place was filled with black smoke.

Drawbacks in management
462 people were in attendance, even
though the club's official licensed
capacity was 404
National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) concluded that
afire sprinkler systemwould have
contained the fire long enough to
give everyone time to get out safely.

Thank You
Abhishek Mondal 11110003
Priyanshu Mani 11110043
Siddhesh Sardal
11110051