- Author
- Grosshandler, W. L.
- Title
- Station Nightclub Fire: Impetus for Workshop on the Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NISTIR 7419; Appendix B: Workshop Presentations, April 2007,
- Book or Conf
- Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers in Nightclubs: Workshop Summary. Appendix B: Workshop Presentations. Proceedings. January 17, 2007, Gaithersburg, MD, Grosshandler, W. L., Editors, 11-14 p., 2007
- Keywords
- fire extinguishers | fire investigations | building fires | ignition | temperature | experiments | building materials | codes | sprinklers | egress | emergencies | fire protection | exit signs | death | fire fatalities | nightclubs | nightclubs
- Identifiers
- Station Nightclub (Concert), West Warwick, Rhode Island (RI), February 20, 2003; overall timeline; deteriorating conditions in The Station; reconstruction process used to draw conclusions - experiments; key findings; locations of exit signs,heat detector andportable extinguisher (prior to and after fire); portable fire extinguishers located at fire scene; direct contributors to substantial loss of life in The Station