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  • R.I. Investigators Examine Club's Exits (fire started by the rock band Great White)

    03/11/2003 1:22:27 PM PST · by TLBSHOW · 9 replies · 370+ views
    ap ^ | 3/11/2003 | ap
    Investigators Examine Club's Exits PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The state fire marshal's office has taken four doors from the rubble of the Feb. 20 nightclub fire that killed 99 people and injured more than 180. According to search warrants filed by police, three of the doors are metal and one is wood. The state fire marshal did not return repeated calls Monday. Whether the exits may have contributed to the catastrophe is still under investigation. Fire and town officials are also trying to determine whether the club was above capacity the night of the blaze. Officials and witnesses said many people...