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Cargando... Killer Show: The Station Nightclub Fire, America's Deadliest Rock Concert (2012)por John Barylick
![]() Top Five Books of 2014 (1,014) Disaster Books (35) » 4 más Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. ![]() ![]() ![]() Barylick was actually one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs of The Station fire, so he has an insider's knowledge of everything that happened. The Station fire was the deadliest fire in an American nightclub, with 100 people dying due to fire, smoke, and stampedes. I had to take breaks while reading the parts describing people getting trapped in the nightclub, the descriptions were really detailed and horrifying. What was fascinating to me was the mystery of it all, the way photos and video and audio and physical evidence all came together to help everyone figure out what had really happened, and who was responsible. ![]() This is the gripping story of the February, 2003 Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island, which killed 100 people and injured many more. Initially, I was disappointed that only a relatively brief part of the book deals with the actual events unfolding during the fire that night--who was where and how they did, or didn't, get out. However, the coverage of the actual second-by-second events, though short, was quite interesting. In all other respects, including pre-fire goings on and, especially, the medical and legal aftermath, the book is excellent. Not surprisingly, since it's written by one of the lead plaintiffs' attorneys, the portions dealing with post-fire legal issues are outstanding, as the author has a great knack of putting complex legal terminology into Plain English. I was especially struck by the portions dealing with whom the team decided sue, especially the nonobvious defendants such as Anheuser-Busch, and how the $176 million in settlements and later, victims payouts, were handled. The author also does an excellent job explaining complex concepts in fire science. Because both the criminal and civil legal matters were settled without trials, much of the information in the book has not been widely available, which makes this a completely fascinating read. Highly, highly recommended!! One of my best books of the year, though obviously, a very painful book to read. ![]() The last part of the book shows us how difficult it became to hold people responsible for causing the deaths of 100 people. The legal struggle to compensate the survivors and the deceased's families makes up the last section of the book. The author was a plaintiffs attorney in the lawsuits that followed the fire. He had access to all of the investigative research done regarding this fire and presents it in an orderly understandable way. I enjoy reading this type of non-fiction but this book was harder to read because of the subject matter, 96 people perishing by fire in minutes, with 4 more passing away later from their injuries. ![]() This book covers not only the first itself, but the history of the club (and the many, many illegal alternations made to it), the reasons leading to the using of the sound-deadening foam, as well as the legal aftermath for the victims and families. It's an excellent work, thoroughly researched yet neither dry in tone or edging into sensationalism. It's engaging and, most importantly, brings a humanity to not only the victims, but also to the other players involved. Appendices include the names and ages of the victims, as well as the corporations and people named in the lawsuit as well as the settlement awarded. The source list is massive and complete. All in all, while this can be a difficult book at times to read, it is an excellent read of one of the worst nightclub fires to take place in the U.S. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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