Posted 3/5/2003

A Petco groomer died in the nightclub blaze in West Warick, R.I. The fire killed nearly 100 people and injured at least 180 more.

A Gulf War veterarn, Charline Elaine Fick, 35, will be buried Saturday in Central Falls, R.I., with military honors. She had been a diesel mechanic with the U.S. Army during the war, the Boston Globe reported.

She had worked as a groomer for about eight years, the last 16 months with the Attleboro, Mass., Petco. A counselor helped co-workers deal with their grief.