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Station nightclub deal stuns R.I.

1 brother avoids jail; other to receive 4 years

The Station nightclub fire killed 100 people who were attending a concert by the band Great White. The fire started after the band’s pyrotechnics manager lit fireworks that ignited foam.
By Jonathan Saltzman and Raja Mishra
Globe Staff / September 21, 2006

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Nightclub owners Michael and Jeffrey Derderian have agreed to plead no contest for their role in the horrific Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people in February 2003, a last-minute deal that spares one brother from serving any prison time while bringing the heartrending legal drama to a sudden and unexpected end. (Full article: 1104 words)

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