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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_j8rjokx wrote

Reply to comment by quinnbeast in Top story in the Burlington Free Press? Fire prevention in Rhode Island. by VermontArmyBrat

TBF if you were an adult back then it was a huge story all across New England what around 100 people died from that fire all over not just one small town. It's pretty fucked to call what happened a small town story. In four days it would have been 20 years ago and most certainly a few of those victims were Vermonter's.

BFP still sucks though.

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ResponsibleExcuse727 t1_j8rr3qu wrote

This that fire that happened at a concert?

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MontyoftheFuture t1_j8rthom wrote

Yes. 100 people killed at a Great White concert. It was a very big deal. Actually, it’s relevant here because stuff like this impacts local building codes. Also, these people didn’t live far from us. The fact that this isn’t a Vermont story is a different issue than the fact that BFP has come to truly suck.

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likeahurricane t1_j8saq3z wrote

My step-brother got married in Rhode Island on his in-laws property. The tents they put up had to have exit signs on them, even though the walls were only down on one side. I thought it was the strangest thing until I remembered that fire and assumed they made code incredibly rigorous after that.

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MontyoftheFuture t1_j8scdj7 wrote

Probably a pain in the arse in some situations, but it makes sense in context.

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WetAndStickyBandits t1_j8ux376 wrote

I live in central VT now, but grew up near where it happened. A good friend at the time lost his father in the fire. It certainly was terrible.

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ericerikkedod t1_j8sk1bx wrote

The podcast Swindled has a really good episode about how and why it happened. What a nightmare

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