PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Several defendants being sued by relatives of the 100 people killed in a 2003 nightclub fire have tentatively agreed to a $13.5 million settlement, one of the families' lawyers told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The settlements are the first in what the plaintiffs hope will be several agreements with dozens of defendants in the lawsuits stemming from the Feb. 20, 2003, fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick. The fire also injured 200 people.
Among the companies that have tentatively agreed to settle are a manufacturers of soundproofing material, a vendor of the pyrotechnics that ignited the blaze, the company that leased the building to club owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian, and an alarm company, according to court papers.
John Barylick, an attorney for the families, said the settlement is dependent on the court appointing a special master to oversee the distribution of the money.
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