The Station nightclub fire: What happened and who's to blame for disaster that killed 100?

The Station nightclub fire: What happened and who's to blame for disaster that killed 100?

This picture was taken in The Station nightclub in 2003. At first glance, it might appear like everything is fine, but in the background you can see a fire starting. The whole venue eventually went up in flame,s killing 100 people. To this day, this remains one of the deadliest nightclub incidents in history.

In 2003, 100 people died and over 200 were injured at a rock concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

"We went out on a Thursday night to listen to music, drink some beers and have a good time. And a quarter of those people didn't get to go home — ever," says survivor Linda Saran, who was severely burned in the fire at The Station nightclub.

The blaze began when the band Jack Russell's Great White took the stage and their tour manager set off four large fireworks. Flames soon appeared on the walls on either side of the stage and spread quickly along the foam that lined the walls and ceiling, intended to dampen sound.

Nine months after the fire, the club's owners, brothers Jeff and Michael Derderian, along with Daniel Biechele, the band's tour manager, were each charged with 200 counts of involuntary manslaughter. They all later accepted plea deals. Biechele pleaded guilty to 100 counts of misdemeanor manslaughter, and Michael and Jeff Derderian pleaded no contest. Biechele and Michael Derderian went to prison.

"We never knew the whole story because the trial never happened, so everything really never came out," says Jody King, whose brother worked at The Station as a bouncer.

In an exclusive interview with "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod, the Derderians said they wanted to set the record straight — and reveal new information about that foam and accountability. They said a critical piece of evidence was never presented to the grand jury.

"We wanted the full story to come out, not just some of it, and for people who want to … come to their own conclusion on what happened that night," says Jeff Derderian.

THE FIRE

On February 20, 2003 at about 11:10 p.m., Jody King got a call that something was going on at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island. But he didn't know what.

Jody King: Hopped out of bed, grabbed my clothes, grabbed my keys, hopped in the car and took off.

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