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Originally posted by Virtual Violet
In the Rhode Island incident, the building was constructed before sprinklers were required, so they "grandfather" the building in.----therefore sprinklers were not required for this club.
Its maddening, and when you think about it.....that is probably the case for roughly 80 - 90 percent of all nightclubs. Think about it, the majority of clubs in Chicago are in old restored commercial buildings, probably built in the early 1900's.
Its just sad!
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After reading this, the FIRST thing that came to mind was Dream nightclub in DC. It is a renovated warehouse or something - i know they put a lot of work (and $$) into renovating it because it is beautiful... but i'm questioning it's safety.
Who knows how old that building is? Even though there are clearly marked entrances and exits, you are asked to leave through one sidewinding staircase to exit the club. There is a rooftop dancefloor and a bunch of other crazy rooms in there. Heaven forbid something happen on the middle floor - the people on the rooftop wouldn't have any way out.
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