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R.I. Fire Investigation Deepens

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By Tovia Smith

Published February 24, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Investigators in Rhode Island try to learn why last week's blaze spread so quickly inside a West Warwick nightclub, killing at least 97 patrons. The state attorney general wants answers from the club's owner. Among the issues: whether rock band Great White had permission for pyrotechnics. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

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