It was a scene of unspeakable horror, the fourth-deadliest nightclub fire in the nation's history, and in the realm of Rhode Island disasters second only to the Hurricane of 1938. West Warwick firefighters were the first on the scene. What they encountered haunts them still, much as combat haunts troops.
The Station Fire 15 Years On: In Firefighters' Hearts, The Disaster Isn't Over
Tom Mooney, The Providence Journal
Fri, 02/16/2018 - 2:31pm
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