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Illingworth said yesterday that an injury to a student at a Harvard-Yale weekend club night and the recent tragedies at Rhode Island and Chicago night clubs necessitate increased caution...
...wriggled free grabbed Conway's arm and pulled him out. Conway turned back to the pile of people and saw them all burst into flames. Their hands reached out desperately for anyone to pull them free, but no one could. Their hands were all aflame. Conway was admitted to Rhode Island Hospital, suffering from burns and smoke inhalation...
...consisted of approximately 1,200 sq. ft. of concert space, a kitchen, a bar and a few pool tables off to the side. It passed a safety inspection as recently as December after infractions like malfunctioning exit signs were corrected. The venue did not have a sprinkler system, but Rhode Island state law does not require one in structures built before 1976. The club's owners, Michael and Jeffrey Derderian, were well regarded by West Warwick residents and police. One gesture made in part to mollify their neighbors may have proved disastrous. Last year the club hung soundproofing foam...
...other cities came forward to say the band--on a nationwide tour to support a new greatest-hits album--did not consult with them before setting off fireworks during recent performances. Other clubs on Great White's tour said the band did seek permission but was turned down. Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri said Great White "used bad judgment" in shooting off the flaming fountains. "I would say that using pyrotechnics inside that building, you were asking for trouble," he said...
...Iraq's oil fields are much larger than Kuwait's; they are spread across an area the size of Rhode Island in northern Iraq and over a region in the south about the size of New Jersey. U.S. military experts estimate Saddam could also dump up to 3 million bbl. a day into the Persian Gulf, shutting down up to 15 desalinization plants around the littoral and despoiling the shores and wildlife for decades. Cleaning up after Saddam could cost close to $50 billion and severely handicap Iraq's postwar economic recovery--not to mention America...