Fire investigators take doors from rubble of burned nightclub
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) -- The state fire marshal's office has taken four doors from the rubble of the February 20 nightclub fire that killed 99 people and injured more than 180.
According to search warrants filed by police, three of the doors are metal and one is wood. The state fire marshal did not return repeated calls Monday.
Whether the exits may have contributed to the catastrophe is still under investigation.
Fire and town officials are also trying to determine whether the club was above capacity the night of the blaze.
Officials and witnesses said many people were trampled as they tried to push their way to the front door when fire ripped through The Station in West Warwick. The fire was started by the pyrotechnics of the rock band Great White.
There were four exits from the club: the front door, a door near the stage, one in the kitchen and another near the bar, according to building plans filed with the town.
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