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The E2 nightclub stampede occurred on February 17, 2003, at the E2 nightclub above the Epitome restaurant at 2347 South Michigan Avenue in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, in which 21 people died and more than 50 were injured when panic ensued from the use of pepper spray by a security guard to break up a fight. The club's ...
Study Club fire: Detroit, Michigan: United States 1929 22: 50 undetermined; possibly a lit cigarette draperies, decorations [1] Prohibition-era speakeasy nightclub Rhythm Club fire: Natchez, Mississippi: United States 1940 209: 200 Spanish moss sprayed with Flit: At the time of incident, second-worst club fire in American history Cocoanut Grove ...
Deadliest nightclub fire ever, and second-deadliest structure fire in U.S. history; loss of life due to blocked exits; burn victims were among the first treated with penicillin 476–1,000+ 1927 Hawks Nest Tunnel disaster: Industrial, silicosis: Gauley Bridge, West Virginia: 178 admitted deaths, 476 with congressional inquiry, 1,000+ by ...
The two men exchanged words in the parking lot before the shooting, police said.
Detroit Police patrol car Detroit, a city long plagued with one of the highest murder rates in the country, is on track to end the year with the fewest homicides it has had in almost 60 years.
168 others injured as a result of a nightclub fire. According to local authorities the fire began on stage after members of the band flared a pyrotechnic device that ignited flammable acoustic foam in the ceiling. Other reasons for the high death toll included the lack of emergency exits and the excessive number of people present. [83] 36
Detroit Metro Airport was identified as the second-best U.S. airport for shopping, only behind Tampa International Airport. Detroit Metro Airport ranked No. 2 in America for best shopping ...
Metro Airport may refer to Metro/Airport station, a VTA railway station in California; Van Nuys Airport in California, formerly known as Metropolitan Airport; Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport near Detroit, Michigan; Metropolitan Airports Commission, the agency that owns and operates airports in the Twin Cities region; Mesquite Metro ...