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August 20, 2003: Nightclub Operators Fined in Great White Fire Deaths
Douglas McFadd, Getty
Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Rhode Island fined the operators of The Station nightclub $85,000 for their part in hair metal band Great White's pyro-gone-horribly-wrong accident that resulted in the club burning down and 100 burning deaths.
Great White were fined $7,000 for failing to protect employees from fire hazards.
