The campaign for a memorial at the site of a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people is getting closer to completion, as survivors of the blaze and family members of those killed held a memorial service Sunday to mark the 13th anniversary of the fire on Feb. 20.

Organizers of the memorial at the site of The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., announced on Sunday that they have now raised $1.6 million of their $2 million goal. Construction has begun on the memorial, and they say workers are on track to complete it by October.

“We are on a mission,” said Gina Russo, president of the Station Fire Memorial Foundation and a survivor of the fire. “Fingers crossed that it will be done by October and we can celebrate a park instead of an empty space.”

The fire was sparked by pyrotechnics for the rock band Great White, which set fire to flammable foam used as soundproofing inside the club. More than 200 people were injured. The lot where the club once stood was turned into a temporary memorial with handmade crosses and other mementos. That has now been removed while crews work to build a permanent memorial park.