Rhode Island Night club fire

[aaron]

I'm sure you remember it, killed 99 people. Now it's on YouTube. What surprises me is the guy will the camera is at the front of audience, and he gets out in time.

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[Astra]

Yikes.

My only guess is that since he was at the front, he saw the fire starting and was able to move faster toward the door. I was at a concert Tuesday night and it is a LOT easier to move from the front of the crowd toward the back than it is to get to the front in the first place - people are so busy shoving for your spot that they aren't paying attention to why you are running.

[aaron]

What really amazes me is how fast it burned. In 2 minutes smoke was pouring out of the building.