Jolie Rouge
05-12-2008, 01:40 PM
Foam companies agree to $30M settlement in R.I. club fire
By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 18 minutes ago
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Several foam manufacturers have agreed to pay $30 million to settle lawsuits brought by survivors and family members of those who died in a 2003 fire that killed 100 people and hurt more than 200.
The settlement offers were disclosed in court papers filed Monday.
More than $101 million has now been offered to victims of the Feb. 20, 2003, fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick from several companies, including Home Depot and a maker of fireworks. Plaintiffs have yet to approve the settlements.
Investigators blame flammable, egg-crate-style foam on the walls and ceiling of the club for fueling the fire.
The fire was started when a pyrotechnics display for the rock band Great White ignited foam placed around the stage for soundproofing.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_re_us/nightclub_fire;_ylt=AmS_vtKoqjZAaFnlFF.CITSs0NUE
I know we had several threads o this... none came up on search ??
By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 18 minutes ago
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Several foam manufacturers have agreed to pay $30 million to settle lawsuits brought by survivors and family members of those who died in a 2003 fire that killed 100 people and hurt more than 200.
The settlement offers were disclosed in court papers filed Monday.
More than $101 million has now been offered to victims of the Feb. 20, 2003, fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick from several companies, including Home Depot and a maker of fireworks. Plaintiffs have yet to approve the settlements.
Investigators blame flammable, egg-crate-style foam on the walls and ceiling of the club for fueling the fire.
The fire was started when a pyrotechnics display for the rock band Great White ignited foam placed around the stage for soundproofing.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_re_us/nightclub_fire;_ylt=AmS_vtKoqjZAaFnlFF.CITSs0NUE
I know we had several threads o this... none came up on search ??