theprod98 Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 anybody read what happened at this Chicago club? Atleast 21 dead...CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- At least 21 people were killed and 19 others critically injured when hundreds of panicked nightclub patrons rushed down a stairwell and were crushed early Monday in Chicago, Illinois, police said. "There was a disturbance or altercation in the bar in which pepper spray or Mace may have been used -- some sort of stampede occurred," said Police Officer Ozzie Rodriguez. At least 11 people were being treated for less serious injuries. There were between 500 and 1,000 people inside the Epitome Nightclub, according to Chicago Fire Department Cmdr. Will Knight. Many of the victims were trampled or crushed as they rushed to the club's exits, witnesses said. "Everybody smashed; people crying, couldn't breathe," patron Reggie Clark told The Associated Press. "Two ladies next to me died. A guy under me passed out." One of the building's exits was chained shut, and firefighters had to cut it open, Knight said. He said the area was being treated as a crime scene. Cory Thomas, 33, said he was waiting outside the club with friends when the stampede occurred, according to the AP. "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. "She's not breathing. She's not breathing," a man called to medics as he helped load the limp body of a woman into the back of an ambulance. The incident began around 3 a.m. CST (4 a.m. EST). The nightclub is at 24th Street and South Michigan Avenue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodidoo Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 Makes you wonder how much worse this could be in a over crowded Soundfactory if something like this would have happened on JP's B-Day. I feel for the people lost in this horrible incident and for their families. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyjersey Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 Originally posted by foodidoo Makes you wonder how much worse this could be in a over crowded Soundfactory if something like this would have happened on JP's B-Day. I feel for the people lost in this horrible incident and for their families. I always thought about it what would happen if there was a fire...Just makes u a little more nervous now...Crazy shit can happen in a panic.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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