200 gather at site of nightclub fire

— About 200 people have gathered at the site of one of the nation’s worst nightclub fires to mark its eighth anniversary.

A fire at The Station nightclub Feb. 20, 2003, killed 100 people and injured more than 200.

A land dispute has delayed a long-planned memorial.

Chris Fontaine, president of the Station Memorial Foundation, said during the short service that she hoped the property owner would donate the land soon. If not, she said foundation members would ask the West Warwick Town Council to take the land.

Front Section, Pages 7 on 02/21/2011

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