If you haven’t heard yet, there was a fire at a Great White concert in Providence the death toll is up to 95. Apparently the band’s (potentially unauthorized) pyrotechnics ignited a blaze. The nightclub, mostly wooden went up in flames in a matter of minutes (video). They still can’t find the guitar player, Ty Longley. The Great White Website and The Station’s website (the venue) seem to be down. The Station messageboard still seems to be working)
(CNN): Jack Russell, the lead singer for the band Great White, said in an interview Friday morning that he quickly realized things had gone very wrong with the band’s pyrotechnic show. “I tried to put it out with water bottles,” he said. “There were no fire extinguishers on the stage. The worst part was when the lights went out.”
The BBC has the video, pretty disturbing. Plus (as usual) their coverage is better too: Michelle Craine of West Warwick, who was waiting to hear about a missing friend, told the Associated Press news agency that many people were terribly injured. “They were completely burnt. They had pieces of flesh falling off them,” she said. “It was the worst thing I’ve ever seen,” she said.
At 95 dead, this has got to be the worst concert accident in modern times, I would venture to guess. What is worst, they in effect, killed their own fans in one of the most startling displays I’ve ever heard of. I doubt very seriously that this will be Great White’s come back year.