100 people died in 2003 Paradise Island nightclub fire . Gina Russo lost her fiance in the fire and was seriously injured . Russo also penned a book after the tragedy : `` From the Ashes , Surviving the Station Nightclub Fire . '' Dave Russo 's 18-year - old son was the youngest victim . More than 200 people have been killed in a club fire in southern Brazil , authorities say .
100 people died in 2003 Paradise Island nightclub fire . Gina Russo lost her fiance in the fire and was seriously injured . Dave Russo 's 18-year - old son was the youngest victim . More than 200 people have been killed in a club fire in southern Brazil , authorities say .