] The tour manager for a rock band that was on stage when a
] deadly nightclub fire broke out told investigators he has
] paperwork outlining the band's general use of
] pyrotechnics, but he said all the documents specific to
] that show were destroyed in the fire.

OK, I blog this just because its a good lesson. The legal documents pertaining to who is responsible for what go in a SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX or at least a FIRE PROOF SAFE. Leaving them lying around in the same place where the event, business, or other interest in question is occuring is abysmally dumb for exactly this reason.

Band's tour manager says he had documents about use of pyrotechnics