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Epic card · Nature
The Station nightclub fire, an Epic card
On the evening of February 20, 2003, a fire occurred at The Station, a nightclub and music venue in West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, killing 100 people and injuring 230.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 182
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 760,000
Power 182 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
The Station nightclub fire quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the The Station nightclub fire card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Within six minutes, the ______ building was engulfed in flames.
Answer
entire. Within six minutes, the entire building was engulfed in flames. From the The Station nightclub fire article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
On the evening of February 20, ____, a fire occurred at The Station, a nightclub and music venue in West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, killing 100 people and injuring 230.
Answer
2000s. On the evening of February 20, 2003, a fire occurred at The Station, a nightclub and music venue in West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, killing 100 people and injuring 230. From the The Station nightclub fire article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- During a concert by the rock band Jack Russell's Great White, an offshoot of the original Great White band, a pyrotechnic display accidentally ignited flammable acoustic foam in the walls and ceilings surrounding the stage.
- Within six minutes, the entire building was engulfed in flames.
- The fire remains the deadliest firework accident in U.S. history and the fourth-deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Station nightclub fire article was read about 760,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get The Station nightclub fire
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, The Station nightclub fire (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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