Federal Institute Issues 12 Recommendations From Its Rhode Island Nightclub Fire Probe

Federal fire safety experts investigating the deadly Station nightclub fire recommend requiring sprinklers in all nightclubs, and improving fire inspection programs to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again.

March 3, 2005

A firefighter holds his hand to his forehead as he stands amidst the rubble at the scene of a deadly fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I. in this Feb. 21, 2003 file photo. After a two-year investigation into what caused a West Warwick nightclub to become a deadly firetrap, a panel of experts on Thursday planned to release recommendations to keep a similar tragedy from happening again.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Federal fire safety experts investigating the deadly Station nightclub fire recommend requiring sprinklers in all nightclubs, and improving fire inspection programs to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology on Thursday released the results of its two-year investigation into the fire, which killed 100 people and injured hundreds more. It called on organizations that develop fire safety codes to adopt its 12 recommendations.