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Great White · 2008

Great White

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

Description

American rock band Great White, whose pyrotechnics caused the 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in Rhode Island, which killed 100 people and injured more than 200 others, agreed to pay $1 million to the victims' survivors and those who were injured. Guitarist Ty Longley also died in the fire. Tour manager Daniel Biechele pleaded guilty in 2006 to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter.

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  1. Great White
    In Rhode Island, OSHA fined Derco LLC, which operated The Station club, $85,200 for one willful and six serious violations related to the February 20 fire, in which 100 people died and nearly 200 were injured. Great White was fined $7,000 for failing to protect employees from fire hazards.