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August 3, 2007

Judge: Fire survivors' lawyers can question Biechele

PROVIDENCE -- The man whose pyrotechnics ignited The Station nightclub fire can be questioned by lawyers who represent survivors of the February 2003 blaze and relatives of the 100 who died from the fire.

That's according to a ruling this afternoon from U.S. Magistrate Judge David Martin.

But the ruling also permits Daniel Biechele, the former tour manager for the rock band Great White, to avoid answering questions he believes could expose him to future criminal prosecution.

Biechele pleaded guilty last year to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter for lighting the pyrotechnics inside The Station nightclub. He is serving a four-year prison sentence, but his lawyer says he's concerned that Biechele could be prosecuted in federal court or in other states if he testifies before lawyers for the victims and their families.

-- The Associated Press

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