» — трагедия, произошедшая в феврале 2003 года в городе Уэст-Уорик штата Род-Айленд. Пожар произошел поздно вечером в ночь с пятницы на субботу. Во время концерта в клубе «Station» рок-группа Great White использовала пиротехнику. Искры фейерверка, установленного на сцене, ударили в стены здания, отделанные звукоизолирующими панелями из пенопласта. В течение 40 секунд огонь распространился по стенам и потолку и помещение стало наполняться едким дымом. Спустя минуту после начала возгорания была включена пожарная сигнализация и началась эвакуация посетителей и персонала клуба. Несмотря на наличие аварийных выходов, большинство пытались спастись через узкий главный вход, что привело к давке. К моменту прибытия пожарных команд через 4 минуты после начала возгорания все помещение клуба было объято пламенем, в дальнейшем рухнула крыша здания. Пожар унес жизни 100 человек (включая гитариста рок-группы), 230 получили ранения.
Весь пожар от начала возгорания до прибытия экстренных служб был снят на видеокамеру профессиональным оператором Брайном Батлером, вовремя заметившим опасность и успевшим одним из первых выбежать из клуба. Владельцы изначально пригласили его для подготовки сюжета о мерах безопасности в местах большого скопления людей.
Следствие подтвердило вину владельцев «Station» Майкла и Джеффри Дердерян и менеджера Great White Дэниела Бикли, устанавливавшего фейерверки. На суде все трое признали свою вину в нарушении ряда мер предосторожности и непреднамеренном убийстве и были приговорены к тюремному заключению, а владельцы клуба также — к крупному денежному штрафу[1]. Бикли вышел на свободу в 2008, Майкл Дердерян — в 2009, его брат получил условный срок. Семьям погибших и пострадавшим были выплачены денежные компенсации общей суммой более 2 млн долларов.
Список литературы:
Марат, Эрика. Трагедия в Перми напоминает инцидент в Род-Айленде 2003 года, Русская служба «Голоса Америки» (8.12.2009).
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