The South Loop building that once housed the E2 nightclub, site of a deadly 2003 stampede, was demolished on Tuesday after being deemed too dangerous to stand. City building inspectors cited the building's deterioration and the risk it posed to the public.
CHICAGO -- The South Loop building that once housed a nightclub at the center of one of Chicago 's deadliest tragedies was being torn down on Tuesday, after city building inspectors determined the long-vacant site was too dangerous to leave standing.The E2 nightclub was the place where 21 people were killed and 50 others were injured in a stampede for the exits in 2003, after a security guard sprayed pepper spray to break up a fight – causing a panic in the crowded club.
In June, the Buildings Department asked him to demolish the vacant building or make it safe, but the landmarks commission denied his application for a demolition permit.An hours-long hearing in October on Shifrin's demolition permit request got heated and emotional at times inside City Hall, as attorneys for both the building's owner and the city made their case, following months of back and forth.
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