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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 ...
One month ago, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks denied an application for the demolition of the former E2 Nightclub and called for the building to be preserved, but multiple structural and ...
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
On February 17, 2003, a stampede occurred at the E2 nightclub in Chicago, after an incident involving pepper spray, resulting in the deaths of 21 people. [104] Three days later, on February 20, 100 people perished and over 200 were injured in The Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island , when pyrotechnics ignited flammable sound ...
The firm was the lead counsel for plaintiffs in the litigation arising from the E2 nightclub stampede. [5] The firm achieved a $16 million settlement from the City of Chicago for the killing by a police officer of Latanya Haggerty. [6]
Up to 11 suspects sought after security guard beaten to death outside Hollywood nightclub. Victim was 32-year-old father-of-two. Violent altercation erupted outside popular hip hop club.
Three people have been arrested in connection with the mysterious deaths of 21 teenagers at a popular nightclub in South Africa, authorities said Wednesday. According to a statement from the South ...
Butler was there for a planned piece on nightclub safety being reported by Jeffrey A. Derderian, a WPRI news reporter who was also a part-owner of The Station. [37] The report had been inspired by the E2 nightclub stampede in Chicago that killed 21 people three days earlier. [38]