Great White rocker Jack Russell hopes the tragic 2003 nightclub gig blaze which killed 100 people will act as a permanent reminder to other groups not to set off pyrotechnics indoors.

Russell insists he will never forget the horrors that he witnessed after Great White tour manager Daniel Biechele lit pyrotechnics, which then set sound-absorbing foam on the club's walls and ceiling ablaze. One hundred people were killed in the chaos that followed, including the band's guitarist Ty Longley, and more than 200 more were injured.

Russell prays other bands never make the same mistake. He tells website Classic Rock Revisited, "I can't change the past. Hopefully, something good will come out of it that will prevent it from ever happening again. Hopefully, there will be more stringent fire codes that will actually be enforced. We will see. Hopefully, bands are not using pyro when they play in clubs."

"It was horrible for everyone involved and it will never fade away. The scars on the soul never fade. I am not going to say emotional pain is equal too or worse than physical pain but it is horrific. I lost a lot of friends that night that I had watched grow up for twenty years. It has not been easy for anybody. I pray for them every single night. I hope the families can have some closure and move on. I remember my friends in my prayers and the joy that they gave us. I don't ever want to forget about that night but I don't want to relive it every day of my life either."

Biechele, who ignited the fire, will be released from prison in March after serving just six months of a four-year sentence. Biechele had plead guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter for his part in the Rhode Island tragedy.

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