West Warwick, R.I. ? For days, they’ve lived with the video images of their relatives jammed in the doorway of a burning nightclub, many screaming in terror as they struggled in vain to break free.

On Sunday, for the first time, families of the dozens of victims who couldn’t escape were allowed to walk up to the charred rubble of The Station nightclub to pray and say goodbye.

Their visit came as the death toll from the tragedy was raised to 97, after the governor announced that yet another body had been pulled from amid the debris Saturday.

“We’ve gone over the site and over the site and hopefully there are not many more,” Gov. Don Carcieri said Sunday. He also said that 11 more victims had been identified, bringing the total to 42.

Earlier Sunday, the families were bused to the site where a rock band’s pyrotechnics turned the nightclub into a raging inferno. Nearby, a flatbed truck serving as a temporary memorial was piled with cards, flowers, stuffed animals, American flags, and even an unopened can of Budweiser.

Several people were overcome with emotion, the governor said. At least one had to be taken to an ambulance.

“These families are going through such a tragedy, such an emotional odyssey right now, and their hearts are broken, and they still don’t know in many cases whether their loved one has been positively ID’d,” said Carcieri, who met with the families several times in the days after the fire.

On Sunday, he ordered a no-fly zone within 5 miles of the site to give the families privacy to mourn.

Carcieri said 80 survivors remained hospitalized, about two dozen in critical condition.

A convoy of buses carries relatives of victims to the site of a fatal fire in West Warwick, R.I. A blaze destroyed The Station nightclub during a concert by the Great White an Thursday night, killing at least 97 patrons.

The band was just getting into its first song Thursday night when sparks from the pyrotechnics ignited foam tiles in the ceiling and quickly spread flames over the crowd of more than 300. Fire officials said the entire building was engulfed in three minutes.

Carcieri said Sunday that a moratorium on pyrotechnic displays had been issued for clubs accommodating 50-300 people, and that fire inspectors would check clubs across the state.

Before the families arrived, a steady stream of mourners stopped by. Among them was James Morris, 36, of Warwick, who said he was supposed to attend the concert Thursday, but didn’t feel like going out that night. Six of his friends went without him and haven’t been heard from since.

“It’s unbelievable,” he said, hugging his two sons. “It’s just awful. They were all young guys in their 20s, early 30s.”

Later Sunday, about 150 people crowded into St. Francis Chapel and City Ministry, with acoustic guitars and other instruments, for a memorial service described as “prayer unplugged.” Some prayed, others sang.

“We came to pray for the families and the victims,” said Teresa McQuiggan, 76, of East Providence. “And last but not least, we’re here to pray for the dead.”