September 19th, 2007 by Christy Jaye
This article is about Emergency Lighting, Safety, and The Station Nightclub Tragedy
UDEC: LIGHTING THE WAY TO SAFETY
Historical Moment: The Station Nightclub Fire
The Station Nightclub Fire on February 20, 2003, was the fourth-deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. The Station, which regularly hosted glam metal and ’80s rock bands, was a nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island.
The fire started around 11:08 p.m., when pyrotechnics, set off by […]
September 19th, 2007 by Christy Jaye
This article is about Exit Signs, Safety, and the 2006 Moscow Hospital Fire
UDEC: LIGHTING THE WAY TO SAFETY
Historical Moment: Moscow Hospital Fire
The 2006 Moscow hospital fire occurred on December 9th in Hospital No. 17, a drug addict rehabilitation center in Southern Moscow, Russia.
The pre-dawn fire started in a kitchen located at the end of a corridor on the second floor when a wooden cabinet suddenly caught fire. […]
September 19th, 2007 by Christy Jaye
This article is about Emergency Light Fixtures, Safety, and Our Lady of the Angels School Fire
UDEC: LIGHTING THE WAY TO SAFETY
Historical Moment: Our Lady of the Angels School Fire
Our Lady of the Angels was an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, that ranged from kindergarten through eight grades. Shortly before classes dismissed on December 1, 1958, a fire began in the basement of the north wing where ignition took place in a […]