XxMLGfan360xX (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

sad. Didn't think I'd find any videos about Rhode Island because it's such a small state. Station fire was horrible though.

sean2015 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I disagree. I think the bystander effect is very much applicable in this case. If you were standing inside a crowded building and a fire suddenly broke out, you'd find that most people would react according to the reaction of those around them. If no one else flinched or paid attention to the fire, most others would simply assume it was a controlled fire which was somebody else's responsibility to extinguish, and that it did not pose any imminent threat.

biglmac (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's not the bystander effect, that's just mob mentality. The bystander effect is when people who aren't affected (i.e. bystanders) don't help people. They diffuse responsibility on some archetype of the "best suitable person for this situation" and don't actually confirm if there is one present. They just assume that there is. What a shame, this thing. I can only imagine the cocoanut grove fire being even worse.

58bosco (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Just be sure when you go to a club, know your exits. If you want to see the real footage, google 'crowd manager training'; several fire marshal offices have free training that incorporates the video (State of MD fire marshal, for instance). This is good training for anyone who works in or owns a club. When you see how fast the fire travels, you don't have much time to save yourself and others in such situations.

BADAPARTMENTS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

click on here to the video about dan davidson the camera man there that night !

sean2015 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I read somewhere that Longley did (in fact) make it out of the club safe. Witnesses saw him outside with his bandmates. But get this: he immediately went back inside to try and retrieve his guitar. I had always thought he must've hesitated before leaving or took too much time trying to gather his personal belongings, and then got disoriented and/or blinded by the smoke. But to go back inside once you're already outside and out of harm's way, is beyond belief.

jeremy34769 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thanks for the info man!

saveusrecycle (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Maybe Ty was just in shock. They said the fire spread very quickly.

xpandergt (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

If the building had sprinklers, it might have been a totally different outcome

xpandergt (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The actual fire video is back up on youtube just search under actual station club fire