Deadly Nightclub Fire

In this image made from television, flames engulf The Station, a nightclub in in West Warwick, R.I., Feb. 20, 2003. The fire started during a rock concert pyrotechnics display, causing 100 deaths and many injuries.

Members of the band Great White on stage at The Station nightclub as pyrotechnics display catches ceiling on fire, West Warwick, R.I. (photo taken from video). The club quickly went up in flames and little was left of the building.

Firefighters place a tarp over the fire-damaged entrance of the nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., Feb. 20, 2003.

Firefighters spray water on to the charred nightclub, Feb. 20, 2003.

Firefighters continue to work at the smoldering scene of the deadly fire, Feb. 21, 2003.

A hearse carries a body from the scene, Feb. 21, 2003.

As smoke and flames rise, firefighters and rescue workers remove victims, Feb. 20, 2003.

The charred remains of The Station nightclub appears without a roof, Feb. 21, 2003, in West Warwick, R.I. The fire may be related to the band's pyrotechnics going out of control.

Jack Russell, lead singer of Great White, has an emotional moment as he walks near the scene of the deadly fire, Feb. 21, 2003.

Robin Petrarca of Warwick, R.I., right, is embraced by her friend Jessica Studley of West Greenwich, R.I., at the scene of the fatal nightclub fire, Feb. 21, 2003. Both Petrarca and Studley, who lost friends in the blaze, were inside the club when fire broke out.

An unidentified woman holds a bouquet of flowers as she views the burned rubble, Feb. 24, 2003, through a fence at the makeshift memorial on the site of where The Station nightclub once stood.

Christine Woods of West Warwick, R.I., right, makes the sign of the cross as Patricia Estrela, also of West Warwick, places a flower on a makeshift memorial at the site of the fatal nightclub fire, Feb. 24, 2003, in West Warwick. Woods and Estrela lost family members in the blaze.

A mourner is comforted while crying at a makeshift memorial, Feb. 24, 2003 at The Station, the site of the fatal nightclub fire that killed 100 people in West Warwick, R.I.

Mourners hold lit candles at Saint Cecilia Church in Pawtucket, R.I., Feb. 24, 2003, during a memorial mass for the victims.

The choir, left, sings during a statewide interfaith memorial service for the families and victims, Feb. 24, 2003, at St. Gregory the Great Church in nearby Warwick.

Members of the community embrace during a statewide interfaith memorial service for the families and victims.

Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri, center, reaches out to touch family members of victims of the fire following a statewide interfaith memorial service for the families, Feb. 24, 2003, at St. Gregory the Great Church in nearby Warwick. Providence Mayor David Cicilline walks behind at upper left.

The owners of the nightclub and the band's tour manager were indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges on Dec. 9, 2003. The federal agency that regulates workplace safety has also fined the owners and the band nearly $100,000. Derco LLC, which operated the club, was fined $85,200 for one "willful" violation - installation of an exit door that swung the wrong way - and six serious ones.

Daniel Biechele, 29, the former rock-band manager whose pyrotechnics caused a nightclub fire that killed 100 people was sentenced May 9, 2006, to 4 years in prison and 3 years probation. He could have gotten as much as 10 years behind bars under a deal he struck with prosecutors in February, when he pleaded guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Michael Derderian, second from left, and Jeffrey Derderian, second from right, plead no contest to 100 counts of involunatry manslaughter in Kent Co. Superior Court in Warwick, R.I., Sept. 29, 2006. Jeffrey Derderian, 39, avoided a prison term and was sentenced to a 10-year suspended sentence, three years of probation and 500 hours community service. Michael Derderian, 45, was sentenced to serve four years in prison.