The tragedy at a Rhode Island nightclub sent a powerful message to building and business managers around the country about property devastation and fatality figures that fires are capable of in commercial facilities.
The Station Nightclub fire in West Warwick, R.I., which took 99 lives and resulted in more than 150 injuries, is just one example of the roughly 500,000 structure fires that take place each year, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).