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TIL that the deadliest fireworks accident in the United States was the Station nightclub fire. In 2003, The Station nightclub (RI) was hosting a Great White concert when pyrotechnics ignited acoustic foam. The resulting fire saw 100 fatalities and 230 injuries

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