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Authorities Assemble Facts in Rhode Island Nightclub Blaze

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By Chris Arnold

Published February 23, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

A criminal investigation is under way in the wake of a fire that left at least 96 people dead at a Rhode Island nightclub. Owners of The Station say the band Great White, whose performance at the club included a pyrotechnics display, is responsible for the disaster, but investigators have yet to assign blame. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

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