Comments by "Sean" (@sean2015) on "Inside the Station Nightclub Tragedy" video.
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1:41 There is no evidence the owners consulted fire safety codes; this is hogwash. As a freelance news reporter for WHDH-TV in Boston, Jeffrey Derderian produced a news segment in the fall of 2000 in which he described "polyurethane foam: fire safety experts call this stuff solid gasoline" . Jeff Derderian knew the foam on the walls of his nightclubs was dangerous and yet he did nothing to address it.
2:20 The grandfather clause exempting the building from a sprinkler system was nullified when the building changed its intended purpose of use from restaurant to nightclub. Thus, the Derderians were in violation for not having a sprinkler system -- which would have cost less than the state-of-the-art sound system they had purchased.
3:00 there is no evidence whatsoever that the Derderians had a "strained relationship" with the West Warwick fire inspector, Denis Larocque. In fact, evidence suggests the opposite, that they were quite chummy. The building was full of safety violations (e.g. a lack of sufficient exits, unlit exit signs, the polyurethane foam, no workers compensation policy, no safety training for staff, a history of overcrowding, fire extinguishers stashed in closets instead of mounted on walls) AND YET... the only thing for which Larocque cited the Derderians, was an inward swinging door by the stage. On two occasions, the Derderians requested -- and Larocque approved -- an increase in capacity -- first from 200 to 300, then from 300 to 400. He also allowed them to classify the entire building as "Standing Room Only", something which has never been done before and which made no sense. There were 460 people in the nightclub the night of the fire. 460 people in a building no bigger than half a basketball court.
Witness statements and forensic analysis of Daniel Biechle's computer by investigators provided good evidence that he had asked for, and received permission from the Derderians to use pyrotechnics.
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1:41 There is no evidence the owners consulted fire safety codes; this is hogwash. As a freelance news reporter for WHDH-TV in Boston, Jeffrey Derderian produced a news segment in the fall of 2000 in which he described "polyurethane foam: fire safety experts call this stuff solid gasoline" . Jeff Derderian knew the foam on the walls of his nightclubs was dangerous and yet he did nothing to address it.
2:20 The grandfather clause exempting the building from a sprinkler system was nullified when the building changed its intended purpose of use from restaurant to nightclub. Thus, the Derderians were in violation for not having a sprinkler system -- which would have cost less than the state-of-the-art sound system they had purchased.
3:00 there is no evidence whatsoever that the Derderians had a "strained relationship" with the West Warwick fire inspector, Denis Larocque. In fact, evidence suggests the opposite, that they were quite chummy. The building was full of safety violations (e.g. a lack of sufficient exits, unlit exit signs, the polyurethane foam, no workers compensation policy, no safety training for staff, a history of overcrowding, fire extinguishers stashed in closets instead of mounted on walls) AND YET... the only thing for which Larocque cited the Derderians, was an inward swinging door by the stage. On two occasions, the Derderians requested -- and Larocque approved -- an increase in capacity -- first from 200 to 300, then from 300 to 400. He also allowed them to classify the entire building as "Standing Room Only", something which has never been done before and which made no sense. There were 460 people in the nightclub the night of the fire. 460 people in a building no bigger than half a basketball court.
Mr. Hicks, you need to get your facts straight.
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