The Station Nightclub Fire Caught on Camera from Start to Finish

[Bletch]

Really sad and horrifying fire. So quick!

[piepants]

Originally Posted by DanteAntonelli

Fire sure is quick but I had a run in with water and is even quicker, almost no time to react before it washes you away, I was dragged inside my car for a while but I managed to escape.
This video taught me that the "stay calm and walk out towards the exit during a fire" will get you killed it is more like "run to the exit in less than a minute or you are toast"!

That was the reason so many people died. Stampeding in a herd mentality. That and the highly flammable acoustic foam.

[DanteAntonelli]

Originally Posted by piepants

That was the reason so many people died. Stampeding in a herd mentality. That and the highly flammable acoustic foam.

I don't think it was herd mentality, the foam on the ceiling was ablaze in a hurry and the black fumes started choking people, they tried to get out fast before asphyxiating, also the burning stuff was dripping in flames from the ceiling, no normal people would be walking calmly while the melting styrofoam was dripping over their heads, many of those who managed to get out were badly burned and disfigured in this way.

Flashover from thermal radiation occurred very quickly because of the flammable stuff on the ceiling and the premises being airtight, this meant stuff on the room caught fire spontaneously, including people's clothing.

[danial]

just imagine your love one have been traped inside but you survive...

[MorbidFascination]

I went back home to Rhode Island over the weekend, and was able to stop and get some photos of the memorial. It is beautiful... but you can definitely feel the heaviness while you're standing there.

[MorbidFascination]

Sorry, the link to the album is here:
https://imgur.com/a/M6wag

[Stevieaitch]

Camera man saw quickly what was going down and immediately went to leave. Wise move

[doggybear]

Easy to say that when you were not there.Umm maybe because he was closer to the exit-Think about it. Imagine the bottleneck ? Oh on second thoughts don't.

[gimlet]

Originally Posted by MorbidFascination

Sorry, the link to the album is here:
https://imgur.com/a/M6wag

Its good to have a memorial, but can we all agree not to use fireworks indoors at events? There was another nightclub fire from indoor fireworks, I think in Bucharest? a few years ago...

[MorbidFascination]

Originally Posted by gimlet

Its good to have a memorial, but can we all agree not to use fireworks indoors at events? There was another nightclub fire from indoor fireworks, I think in Bucharest? a few years ago...

You are absolutely right... you would think people would learn, but it has happened a few times since the Station fire. That's why I make sure to always check for exits at a show and be super aware of my surroundings when at a club or bar. The first time I see pyro going off indoors, I'm OUT.