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abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/080805_local_melee.htmlAuthorities shut down club concert, leading to violent melee
ABC13 Eyewitness News
(8/08/05 - HOUSTON) — Two police officers were hurt when the fire marshal shut down an overcrowded concert.
It happened around 12:30am at the Carnaval Club on the Southwest Freeway at Beechnut. Apparently, a concert was booked Sunday night, but club managers weren't anticipating the huge crowd. Somehow they overbooked and what was supposed to be a venue for 1,200 fans, turned into more than twice that.
The fire marshal shut down the party and the customers weren't happy about it. There were more than a dozen arrests and several police officers injured.
Ultimately, the fire marshal had to shut the place down for safety reasons, and that prompted a melee as people were told they had to leave.
At $35 a person, some people got out of hand when they realized the club wasn't refunding their money. At least 14 people were arrested. Several people were arrested for assaulting a police officer, others for public intoxication and one juvenile was taken into custody.
Two police officers were assaulted during the melee. Police had to bring in two paddy wagons and even a helicopter to assess crowd control from the air. In the end, it was a bad night all around for the Carnaval Club. The club owner faces $16,000 in fines.