65 Dead after fire in Rhode Island club

[Triumphant Apostle]

http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,79161,00.html

I'm sure most of you have heard about this by now, but if you haven't check this shit out! I have been to hundreds of club shows and have only seen pyro used once. This is clearly the reason why. I know that most clubs around here won't even let bands use pyro of any kind. One of our local bands got in trouble for usuing pyro at a show last year without getting permission...Way too fucking dangerous in a small club.

 

[Pancakes]

Sweet.

 

[Sadistik]

Man have you seen the footage from inside? Damn....

 

[Sadistik]

well at a show in Sacremento in December, the bassist from Exhumed set the cieling on fire by accident....I didn't even think aboutwhat could have happened....

 

[Lina]

First thing I said was, "That band plays Jaxx all the time," and sure enough, they were scheduled to play tonight.

I would bet if any of our metal bands play in Rhode Island, it's been at that club. I guess Opet would know.

 

[Triumphant Apostle]

I just remembered when I saw Samael in Chicago a few years back they had a guy that was juggling torches. I guess that's a little less dangerous than actual pyro, but that coulda been bad I suppose if one of them would have hit the ceiling like Great White's pyro did...

 

[manuelgv]

so the reason was the band using pyro??
I didn't know the reason and I stayed in the death count on 35
that's a shame
I remember Immortal blew some fireballs on the ceiling but it didn't catch fire
so did Samael and Impaled Nazarene but on a bigger club that used to be an old movie theater

 

[ricochet]

Originally posted by manuelgv
I remember Immortal blew some fireballs on the ceiling but it didn't catch fire

Yeah, I was just about to mention Abbath blowing fireballs. I've never seen it personally but have a concert video of him doing it.

This is a pretty fucked up.

 

[loudsilence]

That is freaky because last night at around the time this was happening (even though there is a 2 hour difference) I was buying a Great White CD because I had heard "House of Broken Love" on the radio and forgot all about how much I loved that song.

 

[ricochet]

Originally posted by loudsilence
That is freaky because last night at around the time this was happening (even though there is a 2 hour difference) I was buying a Great White CD because I had heard "House of Broken Love" on the radio and forgot all about how much I loved that song.

This is all your fault.

 

[Jotun]

Yes, your fault. Now go and redeem yourself by sticking cactuses up your ass. NOW!

 

[loudsilence]

Originally posted by Jotun
Yes, your fault. Now go and redeem yourself by sticking cactuses up your ass. NOW!

Haha, there's a lot more cactuses in El Paso than up here in Albuquerque.

 

[Triumphant Apostle]

The death toll is now at 75

 

[Jotun]

Originally posted by loudsilence
Haha, there's a lot more cactuses in El Paso than up here in Albuquerque.

Ok, get your ass over here, i'll beat you with my hockey stick, and then you can stick a cactus up your butt.

Now back on topic, I think its the bands fault for being dumb enough to play in a small club with pyrotechnics.

 

[LadyOfTheSnow]

I will not be seeing any Great White concerts in my future!!! I want to LIVE!!!

I feel sorry for all the people who died and all those who were burned...

I remember a story that I read about two children who were burned and I'll shorten it for you.

Two kids who lived in Alaska went fishing. One kid took his Dad's cigs and lighter with him, thinking it would be *cool* to smoke one and give his friend one.
They sat on a large tree trunk near that Alaskan pipe line in the forest. They set up their fishing gear. The boy who brought the cigs pulls them out and *tries* to light one. The sparks *not flame* from the lighter causes the Alaskan pipe line to explode and instantly catches both boys on fire.
The explosion wakes up the parents and they wonder where the boys are. A sibling says, "They went fishing this morning!" and all heads turn towards the blazing forest. The two fathers run into the forest and carry them out.
As one of them is being carried out he says to his father. I'm glad that I have 3 layers of skin because I'm going to need them.
In the hospital this son's skin becomes so dry that he can't move. He says, "Daddy when is god going to give me my new skin!"
"Son, the fire burned off all your layers of skin!" The family comes in the room to say good-bye to him and he yells, "Stop it! Your all treating me like i'm going to die!" The family crys over him and kisses him.
"Daddy I don't want to die! Tell god to give me a new layer of skin!" Daddy cries and tells him to be strong and his son passes away in the night.

 

[Opet]

SEE! This is why I don't want to know what the current news is but at the same time, you're almost silly not to keep up with it! Ugh! Loose loose situation.

Joton-
"Now back on topic, I think it’s the bands fault for being dumb enough to play in a small club with pyrotechnics."

They asked the club manager and they said it was fine. But, I hear what you're saying. I mean, an 8-foot drop ceiling isn't the smartest place to be shoot fire at. They said the whole place, which is WICKED small to pack in 300 to begin with, was burning within 2 minutes. If you weren't out by 3, you yourself were burning. The fire chief said most of the people that didn't make it out were piled up next to the main entrance. They couldn't get out. No one knew where the other 3 doors were. The second the lights blew out, that was it. Mass panic.

I wonder how I'd do in situations like this. The simplest decisions could save your life, but add panic...and ya never know. It's the worst fire in Rhode Island's history...ya believe that?!

The lead singer for the band said "I'm going to the hospital to get checked out and I can't find my guitarist." There were several people unaccounted for as of today.

Edit: The counts up to 86 now. (15:15 EST) From what it sounds like on the radio, the permit for use of the pyrotechnics was "under review." The band didn't have permission to use those. This isn't confirmed yet, but that's the way it looks as of now.

The Doctor from WHJY was there and is one of the missing.

 

[_]

I don't know if any of you heard about this, but this happened a few days ago:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/02/18/skorea.fire/index.html

 

[LadyOfTheSnow]

Originally posted by I am Ten Thousand and One
I don't know if any of you heard about this, but this happened a few days ago:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/02/18/skorea.fire/index.html

I heard about this from a friend but I was never able to read about it until now... Thanks for posting the url!

 

[Domination]

Originally posted by Triumphant Apostle
The death toll is now at 75

Now it's 86 and counting.

 

[Juggie]

yea, they just said theyre continuing to find charred bodies, 86 now. Thats crazy, that stampede, now this.