The crowd crush that happened during the annual music event founded by Travis Scott was certainly not the first tragedy that occurred at a concert, but hopefully it will be the last.
- November 14, 2021
AceShowbiz - Prior to the Ghost Ship fire in 2016, a similar tragedy occurred in West Warwick, Rhode Island. On February 3, 2003, a fire broke during the concert by rock band Great White. Pyrotechnics used inside The Station Nightclub ignited flammable acoustic foam in the walls and ceilings surrounding the stage. The blaze reached flashover within one minute, causing all combustible materials to burn.
The nightclub was a small venue with only a 250-person capacity but over 400 people were attending the show. The fire caused a panic to the crowd, who rushed toward the main exit. One hundred people died, including Great White's guitarist Ty Longely, while 230 were injured. In 2006, Daniel Biechele, the Great White tour manager who set off the pyrotechnics, was sentenced to 10 years of prison for involuntary manslaughter.
