WORCESTER, Mass. - Tuesday marked 21 years since 100 people were killed and more than 200 others were injured in a fire at the Station Nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

The fire sparked shortly after the night's headlining band, Great White, took the stage. Pyrotechnics set off during the show ignited flammable packing foam used as sound-proofing. Heavy black smoke and flames quickly filled the club as people tried to get to the main exit.

The club owners pleaded no contest, while the the band's manager pled guilty to criminal charges.

Stacie Angers was from Worcester. Her brother, David Angers, said they were among the last families to find out their loved one had perished in the fire. More than two decades later, it has become a mission of theirs to keep Stacie's legacy alive.

"It's still a very tense day as of today, if you can believe it," Angers said. "I kind of dread the month of February coming, because I know that's the month that this whole event happened."

Angers was watching a Celtics game 21 years ago when a breaking news alert came on his television.

"At first it said, 'breaking news, there's a kitchen fire in Rhode Island,'" he said. "Not knowing that my sister went that night, I knew she was going to the Great White concert, I just wasn't sure if that was the weekend or not."

Sadly, it was, and Stacie was among the 100 people who lost their lives in the fire.

"Never forget what happened," Angers said. "A lot of innocent, young, smart, beautiful people lost their lives that night, just going out to have some fun."

Angers remembers his sister for her "bubbly personality," their time playing with Cabbage Patch Kids, and hanging out in their swimming pool. Stacie's name lives on through the scholarship fund named after her, Mike Fresolo and Beth Mosczynski, two other central Massachusetts natives who died in the fire.

"We're able to give three scholarships this year at Auburn High School in her name," Angers said. "Three, $500 scholarships."

Over the years, Angers said he has met the families of other victims, even working with a few. The bond still helps them all get through, even 21 years after their unimaginable loss.

"We were in our 20s when it happened," Angers said. "Every now and then, around this time of the year, we always try to email each other, contact each other, just so they know that we're thinking of them."

Angers said the day following the anniversary is his father's birthday. So, he uses it as a way to stay positive and get through what he describes as a very difficult time.

A fundraising event for the scholarship fund will be held Sunday at Rascals in Worcester from noon to 5 p.m.