Sneak peek: The Station Nightclub Fire: Who's Responsible? | Forensic Files

[Music] it took nearly 24 hours to recover all the bodies from inside the ruins of
rhode island station nightclub horrible things happen to people for absolutely no reason the death toll was
far greater than anyone expected we went out on a thursday night to listen to music
drink some beers and have a good time and a quarter of those people didn't get to go home ever
[Music] this is what i live with i don't hide it second and third degree burns over 34 of
my body from the heat i'm lucky i even have arms it was a neighborhood club for live
music the people who went to that club were regulars the headliner was jack russell's great white
you really had to work your way through the crowd it was packed i'm standing you know three rows back from the edge
of the stage we're just waiting then it gets dark the music starts the pyrotechnics went off
i remember being a little shocked it just felt really big and i just sort of noticed some flame on
the walls on either side and then it just kept it kept growing when that fire alarm went off
that's when i said to myself this and i remember the words this isn't this isn't good this is not going to be
good this is bad it went from 0 to 10 in what seemed like a second and then the buildings you know
completely engulfed [Music] with the incident [Music] [Applause] literally laid there
said god just take care of my family because i knew i was going to die 100 lives were taken more than 200
people were hurt it's hard to describe the level of agony the state of rhode island is small
and it feels like somebody knew somebody who was in that fire or knew somebody who did and so the pain is very personal
we realize there's very little we can say that will provide comfort to the thousands no one meant for this to
happen brothers jeffrey and michael dadarian co-owners of the club are both charged
with involuntary manslaughter taking responsibility for your actions goes a long way and you don't feel the
brothers have ever accepted responsibility true people who were key to understanding this tragedy had
remained silent why are you sitting here talking to me i think we're sitting here talking to you
because we wanted the full story to come out and that for people who want to come to
their own conclusion on what happened that night

Club owners open up for the first time after deadly fire kills 100. "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod reports. Watch Saturday, October 23 at 10/9c on CBS and Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Survivors recount the Rhode Island nightclub fire tragedy and its aftermath, including legal consequences for the club owners.

Key points

The Moment of Realization. As the fire alarm went off, the realization of danger hit hard.
Rhode Island Station Nightclub Fire. A tragic incident where 100 lives were taken and over 200 were injured.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Horrible things happen to people for absolutely no reason.

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