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November 8, 2007

Station evidence: Larocque had strong credentials

Station fire evidence released today show that Denis Larocque, the West Warwick fire marshal publicly criticized by victims’ families for never noting the flammable foam in any of his inspections, was well credentialed in the fields of fire safety and inspection.

Over a span of more than 25 years, Larocque participated in more than 50 courses ranging in topic from ``recognizing and identifying hazardous materials’’ to ``fatal fire investigations.’’

Larocque inspected The Station at least twice after the summer of 2000 when hundreds of square feet of flammable packing foam were glued to the interior walls in violation of the state fire code.

Larocque never noted the foam in his reports while citing the club for other violations, such as malfunctioning doors and lights.

-- Journal staff writer Tom Mooney

Posted by Andrea Panciera  at 3:56 PM | Permalink

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