Should indoor pyrotechnics be banned?
L.A. Times
2013/01/27 21:00:00
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A fire at a nightclub in southern Brazil may have been caused by a flare lit on stage by a live band, according to witnesses to the blaze, which killed at least 231 people early Sunday. The flare, which may have been part of an on-stage pyrotechnics display, caused the roof of the nightclub to catch fire, witnesses said. Most of the victims died from asphyxiation and smoke inhalation, police said.
Authorities in the southern city of Santa Maria spent the morning rescuing survivors and wading through the tragic aftermath of one of the most deadly fires in a decade. Earlier reports had placed the death toll higher. There were indications that it could still rise.
Authorities in the southern city of Santa Maria spent the morning rescuing survivors and wading through the tragic aftermath of one of the most deadly fires in a decade. Earlier reports had placed the death toll higher. There were indications that it could still rise.
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The Electrician 2013/01/29 23:05:09Yes
+7We've had numerous night club fires here in the U. S. over the years and always have had high casualties. We also have some of the best fire safety codes in the world, but Fire and Smoke cause panic's and there in lies the problem. Pyrotechnics indoors is pure insanity.
In the Utopia fire bartenders were doing fire tricks to impress customers, such as lighting lines of high alcoholic drinks, and lighting spray cans. When the fire ignited the ceiling some people thought it was part of the act, but the fire spread rapidly.
Problem 1. Many people tried to douse the fire by throwing their alcoholic drinks on the fire further fueling the flames.
Problem 2. There were about 1,000 people in the disco although regulations stipulated the maximum number of people was 400.
Problem 3. Security guards barricaded the doors in order to ensure that customers didn't leave without paying their tab.
Problem 4. There were no signs pointing to emergency exits nor were there fire extinguishers.
Problem 5. There was no sprinkler system as required. In fact, the disco was operating without a license.
Why is it that every single time something tragic happens, people move to put a bunch of bans in place?
"The Station nightclub fire was the fourth deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history, killing 100 people. The fire began at 11:07 PM EST, on Thursday, February 20, 2003, at The Station, a glam metal and rock and roll themed nightclub located ... in West Warwick, Rhode Island.
"The fire was caused by pyrotechnics..."
On January 16, 2013, Jack Russell scheduled a benefit show in February of 2013, commemorating the 10 year anniversary of the fire and announced that all proceeds would go toward the Station Fire Memorial Foundation. Upon hearing of the event, the Foundation asked that its name be taken off of it, stating the animosity still felt by many of the survivors and surviving families[30]. Jack Russell's management has stated that the show would be renamed and that the proceeds would go to another charity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
Please people, learn from this. If you go to a concert/event and it's too crowded, LEAVE. Always locate an emergency exit when you go somewhere, and know that the exit closest to you probably isn't the same doors you entered through.
When the pyrotechnics come out, I'm gone. If I have to throw a hundred dollar bill at the bouncer, I'm gone. I'm not waiting around to see when or how the fire starts.
Now - get this - I'm not even especially afraid of fire. I'm trained to deal with fires. I can, and I have, walked into steel tanks with diesel fuel blazing. There's several tricks to it - and I was taught all of them.
MY FEAR, specifically, is being in a crowd when something goes wrong. I don't like crowds at all, so I probably would never have been in a club with a legal capacity of ~600, when there were over 2000 people in it. I DAMN SURE would have found an exit when the band started playing with fire. No questions asked. Gone, gone, gone, and damn the cover charge, damn the girls I might have met, damn it all - I don't need ANY of it.
Did you know that in much of the rest of the world, when you walk into a "men's room", there's just a hole in the floor to whizz in? No urinals, no stool, just a hole in the floor! That was the first of many little shocks I got in my travels. ;^)
http://nfpatoday.blog.nfpa.or...
The other caveat was that The Station was a very old establishment, built long before fire codes in West Warwick were enacted. Thus, the club was grandfathered from those codes through exemption.