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First Anniversary of Deadly Rhode Island Club Fire

By Michele Norris
Published February 19, 2004 at 11:00 PM CST

Friday marks the first anniversary of the fire that gutted the Station nightclub in Rhode Island, killing 100 people. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Robert Riffe, who survived the disaster.

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