I go to school in Providence, about 20 minutes away from where the fire took place. We were at the bar last night, and they were showing news footage, and there were no confirmed deaths--only 20 injuries. When I woke up at 8 this morning, there were already 54 dead.
You have no idea what it's like to be here--everyone's waiting to hear if they knew someone who has been injured, or worse. RI is a small state, and everyone will be touched.
Throughout the day, we've been getting updates, and from what it looks like, the band didn't have permission to have pyrotechnics--and in the past few shows they've had, they have had them without permission. The club appeared, based on confirmed deaths and hospital admissions, to be at or slightly above capacity--reports are saying 350. This is clearly the worst fire in RI history, and the worst in US history in about 15 years. For one of my classes last fall, I did a paper about the Bronx social club fire (1990). It's eerie to see it happening again so close.
This is insane...
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