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The Station Fire was the largest wildfire of the 2009 California wildfire season, as well as the largest wildfire in the history of Los Angeles County.It burned in the Angeles National Forest, igniting on August 26, 2009, near the U.S. Forest Service Angeles Station 11 ranger station on the Angeles Crest Highway, [3] [4] and burned through October 16.
Fifth-deadliest fire in post-war Japanese history Club La Guajira fire: Caracas: Venezuela 2002 47: 28 Christmas decoration Bouncer delayed exit asking patrons not to leave without paying Utopía nightclub fire: Santiago de Surco, Lima: Peru 2002 29: 57 torch The Station nightclub fire: West Warwick, Rhode Island: United States 2003 100: 230 ...
It was one of the deadliest fires in a nightclub in U.S. history. Now a victim's brother and survivors remember that awful night, and the club owners held responsible speak out.
Larocque had set various capacities for the Station in the years before the fire based on whether pool tables and other items could be moved. [48] The capacity for the Station was either 258 or 404, depending on how the building was being used. [2] The final tally by The Providence Journal of people inside the Station during the fire totaled ...
The 2009 California wildfires were a series of 9,159 wildfires that were active in the US state of California, during the year 2009. [2] [4] The fires burned more than 422,147 acres (660 sq mi; 1,708 km 2) of land from early February through late November, [1] due to Red Flag conditions, destroying hundreds of structures, injuring 134 people, and killing four.
A sunset seen through a wall of wildfire smoke from the Amtrak train station in Las Vegas, N.M., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The Castañeda Hotel, right, hosted meals for residents and firefighters ...
The California Historical Landmark Marker NO. 717 at San Gabriel Mountain, Clear Creek vista point, State Hwy 2, 8.3 mi N of I-210, La Canada reads: [29] NO. 717 THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST - The first national forest in the State of California and second in the United States, Angeles National Forest was created by proclamation of President ...
Volendam New Year's fire: Volendam: Netherlands: 14 deaths, 241 injuries: nightclub 2001-11-24: Canecão Mineiro nightclub fire: Belo Horizonte: Brazil: 7 deaths, 197 injuries: nightclub 2001-12-29: Mesa Redonda fire: Lima: Peru: 291 deaths, 134 injuries: shopping center 2003-02-20: The Station nightclub fire: West Warwick, Rhode Island: United ...