I don't normally think reposting off the forum isn't right, but I don't feel this vital training tool has seen the light of the forum enough without being buried by a lot of crap and a few great posts. I am bringing it here in my blog for folks to watch this video and learn from it.



http://www.all4humor.com/videos/extreme-videos/the-station-nightclub.html



This is a serious video about the Station Nightclub fire (happened 5 years ago in West Warwick RI.) It is not humor. Viewer's are advised that this video contains graphic images not suitable for all audiences. The entire video is just over 13 minutes long. May god rest the souls of the 100 lost victims of this fire and their families.

I was leery to post this to the video section but I want people to see the events of the Station Nightclub Fire unfold. This is the tradgic combination of fire code issues and a greedy ownership. 100 people died in this fire. Hundreds were injured. Watch the chaos that follows the fire, and imagine this in your district. This is why we fight for harsh fire codes. This is why code enforcement is so important. You can also visit stationfamlyfund.org for more information. They are holding a benefit concert soon for the victims family fund. Hopefully we all can learn a little from this to make sure it doesn't occur in our towns and cities.

462 people were inside the Station Nightclub. Posted Occupancy 300 Fire extinguishers missing. Poor to no exit signage. Multiple exits share common path of travel. (bottle necking) 4 working exits


More information

http://www.projo.com/extra/2003/stationfire/

www.stationfamilyfund.org

I forgot to add this fact to this post and my apologies at the oversite.
It was the fourth deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. Ammended 20/Feb/08