2003 E2 nightclub stampede
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2003-e2-nightclub-stampede-206-17299850
title:
2003 E2 nightclub stampede
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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 owners were convicted of criminal contempt for their persistent failure to keep the facility up to code, and sentenced to two years probation.
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Stampede incident at nightclub in Chicago, Illinois
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_E2_nightclub_stampede
date created:
2007-01-25T01:33:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T22:35:56Z
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