At least 21 killed in Chicago nightclub 'stampede'
How could something like this happen? :;
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Midwest/02/1 ... index.html
<i>CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- At least 21 people were killed and 19 others critically injured when hundreds of panicked nightclub patrons rushed to escape after a disturbance early Monday, police said.
Police said the rush for the doors occurred after security guards used pepper spray and Mace to break up a fight between patrons at E2, a nightclub above Epitome, a restaurant on the city's South Side.
"There was a disturbance or altercation in the bar ... some sort of stampede occurred," said Police Officer Ozzie Rodriguez.
At least 11 people were being treated for less serious injuries.
Many of the victims were trampled or crushed as they rushed to exit the club.
Hospital officials said some of the victims died of cardiac arrest.
"You could see a mound of people," Thomas told the AP. "People were stacking on top of each other, screaming and gagging, I guess from the pepper spray. The door got blocked because there were too many people stacked up against it.
"I saw them taking out a pregnant woman," Thomas said. "She was in bad shape. I saw at least 10 lifeless bodies."
Some club patrons opened doors and went into broom closets. Apparently there was only one way down from the second level to the first, contributing to the problem.
Firefighters had to pull trampled bodies out of stairwells.
"They're stuck in the hallway. They literally can't move," a panicked patron told police.
Chicago nightclub 'stampede'
Chicago nightclub 'stampede'
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I can tell you how it happend... Its a night club on a second floor. that and like it says.. only one way out. its a bad ideal to put a dance club on a second floor, that and all the people are just stupid.
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if there was that much mace/pepper that EVERYBODY coulden't breate then either too much spray was used, or as i can imagine the ventalation in the place sucked... another reason it shouldent of been a night club.
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From listening to cnn, they said all the security guards sprayed that stuff. Then consider that many people in not a large place it's already stuffy, then with smoking and enough spray that can take the oxygen away pretty quickly. And since they sprayed in the air that certainly made it far worse. I can imagine many gasping for air quickly.
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i just read and seen a picture of jessie jackson outside the club .
i bet anyone if it were a White or Hispanic club him been 1000 miles away and never of put his nose in it ?
Records in the Illinois secretary of state's office list Dwain Kyles as the owner and principal officer of Le Mirage. Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a close friend of Kyles' father, said the younger Kyles voluntarily submitted to police questioning for several hours Monday afternoon.
i bet anyone if it were a White or Hispanic club him been 1000 miles away and never of put his nose in it ?
Records in the Illinois secretary of state's office list Dwain Kyles as the owner and principal officer of Le Mirage. Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a close friend of Kyles' father, said the younger Kyles voluntarily submitted to police questioning for several hours Monday afternoon.
the Last time I was Talking to myself . I got into such a heated argument . that is why I swore I never talk to that guy again. you know what it worked now no buddy talking to me.
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