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Survivor of Rhode Island fire cliffnotes amid Laspence's recovery
A burn victim, Wanda Spence, recounts lasting injuries and the long road to recovery after a 2003 West Warwick night club fire that killed 100. She and her daughter Hailey moved from Attleboro to Lincoln to be closer to therapy while seeking physical and emotional healing. Her sister Tammy battles anxiety and guilt, as Spence undergoes surgeries, grafts, and rehabilitation to regain use of her limbs.
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Spence
Hailey
Attleboro
Mass
Lincoln
Andrea Stewart
Stewart
Great White
Patrick Lynch
Ed McPherson
Station Family Fund
Tammy
West Warwick
Mark Fontaine
St. Hilaire
Wanda St. Hilaire
David Harrington
Tammy St. Hilaire
Fontaine
Harrington
Holmes