Fire Hazards in Nightclubs: What Architects Can Learn from Brazil and Rhode Island

Posted on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

Earlier this year, a nightclub in Brazil caught fire and caused over 240 fatalities. Most of the victims were college students who had come for a Federal University of Santa Maria event. The party featured a band and pyrotechnics show. When the members of the band lit flares as a planned part of the show,...read the full article

Texas Community Devastated by Fertilizer Plant Explosion

Posted on Thursday, April 18th, 2013

Harrington Group is sending our thoughts and prayers out to the small town of West, Texas today in the midst of a devastating tragedy. Last night, a fertilizer plant in West, Texas exploded. Initial estimates say that between five and 15 people are feared to be dead, with that number expected to rise. Hundreds have...read the full article

10th Anniversary of Station Nightclub Fire

Posted on Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

February 20th, 2013 marks the 10-year anniversary of the tragic Station Nightclub fire that killed 100 people and injured 200. The fire is one of the most deadly nightclub fires in the history of the United States. Investigators found that the fire started when pyrotechnics used by the live band playing that night ignited polyurethane...read the full article

Nearly a Decade Later, Fire at a Brazilian Nightclub offers Similarities to the Station Nightclub Fire

Posted on Monday, January 28th, 2013

Sunday morning, 233 people died and more than 100 were injured in a nightclub fire in Brazil. The fire is being called one of the deadliest the world has seen in almost 10 years and occurred at Kiss, a nightclub located in Santa Maria, Brazil. The club was hosting an event for a local university,...read the full article

Machine Explosion Kills One and Injures 10

Posted on Friday, June 8th, 2012

A machine exploded last week at Arens Controls, a commercial automotive technology manufacturing plant in Arlington Heights, IL, killing one worker and injuring 10 others. The victim, a man in his 50’s, has not yet been identified. The other injured workers were treated and released from the hospital. Injuries included concussions, hearing loss, and chest...read the full article