Great White Offers $1M to Settle Fatal Fire Suit

Members of the 1980s rock band whose pyrotechnics sparked a nightclub fire that killed 100 people have agreed to pay $1 million to survivors and victims' relatives, according to court papers filed Tuesday. (September 2)

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[motion2000]

The manager is the only one who took any responsibility, i give him credit for writing letters too all of the familys, and appologizing, and being a man about it.

[honeyjnc69]

Nothing can replace a life, so I don't know why people sue! It will not bring back your loved one, but suing will make you greedy!!The band was not at fault, it was the people that wanted to make money and stuffed all those people in the club, knowing that they were in violation of fire codes and local codes but wanting to beat the system, which caused the death of many innocent lives, just to try and make some money!!

[opsvideo2008]

The club building was not up to fire prevention requirements, no functioning water sprinklers, nobody saw the potential fire danger of indoor pyrotechnics, the guests not allowed to leave through other exit doors except the main one, etc... This nightclub fire is the perfect storm.

[opsvideo2008]

@honeyjnc69 You shouldn't begrudge the families of the victims getting financial settlements from the state authorithies and the guilty parties whose carelessness and irresponsibilities caused the death of 100 people. It is simple. Just imagine yourself in their shoes. Would you give your life to be in the burnt victims' place and have your young children deprived of their mother in this world for $1 billion ? If you are not prepared to lose your life, then you should just shut up.

[tmthord]

very sad

[batvette]

@motleycrue24 well you didn't emphasize it but of course, no pyrotechnics,no fire, no deaths.

I believe earlier I made a fairly accurate analogy, it would be like you bought a house and the builder cut corners and made the fireplace not of bricks but a flammable substitute.

Now what idiot starts a fire inside a house and burns it down? Of course you aren't an idiot, you didn't know the materials used were improper.

[motleycrue24]

@batvette dude using pyrotechnics was a big part of it man..so what if they didnt use pyrotechnics they would of still went to court cause of the foam on the ceiling...

[batvette]

@motleycrue24 well no shit the most important law is don't use foam meant for packing on night club's walls and ceilings.

Was there a universal law that bans all pyrotechnics at all nightclubs, which would have made it a completely stupid idea to begin with? Of course there wasn't.

"using pyrotechnics" was not the criminally negligent offense.

[thispagesux]

@motleycrue24, you would think it would be obvious to everyone!

[motleycrue24]

@batvette ya man will we live in a society thats has laws...if your going to pull a show with pyrotechnics and a hundred people die in it theres going to be consequences

[motleycrue24]

@thispagesux dont you think thats kinda obvious

[motleycrue24]

i can believe the have fuckin commercials on a video like this soon every video will fuck!!!