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A fire that broke out late Saturday inside a nightclub near the Hong Kong border caused a stampede of panicked partygoers trying to escape killing at least 43 people, and leaving more than 88 injured. What caused the inferno is said to be fireworks which...
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Police say as many as seven men were stabbed during a quarrel at a nightclub in New York City. Two are in critical condition.
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The final defendants to settle lawsuits over a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people have agreed to pay survivors and victims’ relatives more than $250,000,...
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The owners of a nightclub where a 2003 fire killed 100 people have reached an $813,000 settlement with survivors and relatives of those killed.
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Members of the 1980s rock band whose pyrotechnics sparked a nightclub fire that killed 100 people have agreed to pay $1 million to survivors and victims’...
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The 1980s rock band whose pyrotechnics sparked a nightclub fire that killed 100 people have agreed to pay $1 million.
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An Argentine nightclub owner, six rock musicians and three low-level public officials went on trial Tuesday for a 2004 discotheque blaze that killed 194 concertgoers in...
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The state of Rhode Island and the town of West Warwick have each agreed to pay $10 million to those left behind after a nightclub fire that killed 100 people, according...
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The state of Rhode Island and the town of West Warwick have each agreed to pay $10 million to those left behind after a nightclub fire that killed 100 people.
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Amy Winehouse likes to live up to her name, almost always under the effect of drugs and booze. Her Body is a house of dope and still she manages to do well and remain...
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Welcome to Surya - self-styled “world’s first ecological nightclub” where cyclists and walkers get free admission to a club with dance floor so...
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Mexico City’s police chief was forced out of office on Tuesday following a botched nightclub raid that resulted in the deaths of 12 people, including a...
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Mexico City’s police chief has quit following a botched night club raid in which 12 people died.Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says he has accepted the resignation of...
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The man who ran a Mexico City nightclub where 12 people died in a stampede will be charged with involuntary homicide, prosecutors said Monday.Alfredo Maya Ortiz not...
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A company that sold flammable foam blamed for fueling a Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people has agreed to pay $6.3 million to settle lawsuits from...
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AP, Mexico City
The police commander who led a botched raid on a Mexico City nightclub will be charged with 12 counts of homicide, one for each person who died in the crush at the...
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At least 10 people were trampled to death Friday during a police raid on a packed nightclub in Mexico City, the capital’s police chief said.Chief Joel Ortega said...
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AP, Providence
A packaging company sued after a Rhode Island nightclub burned down five years ago has agreed to pay $25 million to survivors and relatives of the 100 people killed,...
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A company that made insulation used in a Rhode Island nightclub that burned down five years ago has agreed to pay $25 million to survivors of the fire and relatives of...
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Several foam manufacturers have agreed to pay $30 million to settle lawsuits brought by survivors and family members of those who died in a 2003 nightclub fire that...
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Actress Jaime Pressly poses on the press line at the grand opening of Christian Audigier The Nightclub at Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. on Friday, July 4, 2008.
