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February 1, 2007

Station: Bouncer Scott Vieira on back door problem

Bouncer Scott Vieira told the police that there was a problem with the back door the night of the fire.

First, there was no doorknob on the door, which was behind the stage, he said.

Prosecutor: "Um, was there a doorknob on that, do you know?"

Vieira: "No, there's no doorknob on the inside door."

Prosecutor: "What, what is it, how do you -- "

Vieira: "The hole."

Prosecutor: " You have to put your hand in the hole to open it?"

Vieira: "Yeah."

Vieira acknowledged that the door had been flagged during fire inspections. West Warwick fire marshal Denis Larocque later said he didn't notice flamable soundproofing foam on the door because he was so angry club owners hadn't removed it.

"I guess when they had the inspection there was a problem with a door being covering the fire door," Vieira says. "And the door was taken off the hinges...And I guess when they did pass code they re -- they put the door back on."

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 11:50 AM | Permalink

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