A foam company salesman told the owners of The Station they should soundproof their nightclub with packaging foam, the highly flammable material investigators believe contributed to the inferno that ...

When soundproofing foam is not treated with flame retardants, fire can spread very rapidly, Freddy Rigaux, a former ...

A foam company salesman advised the owners of the Rhode Island nightclub to soundproof the place with highly flammable packaging material, authorities say. Barry Warner has said he approached brothers ...

"For the safety of its workers, this employer must ensure that protective measures are taken to prevent the catastrophic release of flammable vapors, which can lead to fires and explosions," said Greg ...

Last week, inspectors discovered two Short North bars contained the same foam that fueled the fatal fire at a Rhode Island nightclub. High Five, located at 1227 N. High St., and Little Brothers, ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The dealer who sold soundproofing to the nightclub where an inferno killed 97 people said Friday the owners bought cheap and highly flammable packing foam, not real acoustic ...

WEST WARWICK R.I. -- An owner of the nightclub where 97 people died in a fast-moving fire blames a foam salesman for selling him cheap and highly flammable material to soundproof the walls. The ...

Inspectors never reported seeing the highly flammable and possibly illegal foam covering the walls of a nightclub where 98 people were killed in a fast-moving fire last month, according to documents ...

The fire marshal who was responsible for inspecting a nightclub where a 2003 fire killed 100 people said he failed to notice flammable foam around the stage because after he saw an exit door that ...

Foam insulation is an important material used in houses and buildings. A wide variety of components are used to make insulation in various forms; some are flammable, some require toxic chemicals.

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