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Great White Nightclub Tragedy in Rhode Island


Suite 101.com offers our deepest sympathy to the families and friends of the victims of this terrible tragedy.

A fund has been set up to help the victims and their families. Centreville Savings Bank/West Warwick Municipal Workers Fire Relief Fund
Attention Cindy Joaquin
1218 Main Street
West Warwick, RI 02893
(Make checks payable to Fire Relief Fund)

If you'd like to share your condolences, a couple of sites have set up message boards:
The Boston Channel
MelodicRock.com

Here are some links to further information:

MelodicRock.com has breaking news including emails from survivors and a statement from the band's record label.

Metal Sludge has an email from a survivor.

CNN has complete coverage of the story, including video and an interview with Great White's lead singer, Jack Russell.

The Smoking Gun has Great White's current tour rider, which makes no mention of pyrotechnics.

WPRI TV in Providence had a reporter at the club filming a story who captured the beginning of the fire on video.

Ann Boleyn of the band Hellion and the owner of New Renaissance Records has issued a statement regarding the fire that defends Jack Russell and Great White.

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