Discuss “Justice finally in sight after three painful years”

Three years ago today, over 400 people were trapped in a raging fire in a Rhode Island nightclub. The Station, a small club in the mill town of West Warwick, was packed with mostly middle-aged ’80s rock fans when the blaze started, ignited by the pyrotechnics of the band Great White. Sparks spread up the cheap and horrifically combustible foam soundproofing that lined the walls of the club and engulfed the whole building in less than three minutes.

Exactly 100 people died as a result, and over 200 more were injured.

Like any tragedy, the fire created a storm of pain and confusion that will stain the state of Rhode Island for years to come. It has devastated a community and bankrupted a town already stuck in a rapid decline. In such a close-knit...