On February 20 , 2003 , The Station nightclub in West Warwick , Rhode Island , was engulfed in a catastrophic fire which claimed 100 lives . The fire , which was one of the worst such tragedies in American history , was widely covered by the national press , which gave Carcieri 's public statements on the event nationwide coverage . Eventually the Governor declared a moratorium on pyrotechnics for crowds under 300 people
The Station nightclub
The Station nightclub fire
Donald Carcieri