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PROVIDENCE, R.I., May 5 (UPI) -- Great White's road manager has asked for community service instead of prison for sparking a Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people.
Daniel M. Biechele pleaded guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the February 2003 fire at The Station in West Warwick, R.I.. He faces up to 10 years in prison at his sentencing, scheduled for next week in Providence.
In documents filed with the court Thursday, Biechele was described by his attorney as "a man who is haunted by the fire that claimed so many lives," the Providence (R.I.) Journal reported.
"Daniel Biechele is already serving a life sentence and there will be no parole," the attorney wrote. "But he will better serve the memory of these victims by performing community service and working as a productive citizen than by sitting in a prison cell."
Biechele lit fireworks at the start the of the concert that ignited flammable foam being used as a sound barrier between the club and nearby homes. The band's guitarist was among the 100 killed, and more than 200 other people were injured.
The club's owners have separate trials pending.
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