Police officers responding to reports of drug and alcohol violations raided the News Devine club Friday evening. Panicked revelers piled up in a deadly crush at the narrow exit in a desperate attempt to escape.
About 500 young people - more than the club's capacity - had packed the bar to celebrate the end of the school year, according to police.
Three young teens - ages 13, 14 and 16 - were among the nine students and employees who were asphyxiated in the crush. Three police officers also died at the club in Mexico City's Nueva Atzacoalco district.
ÒJuan Carlos Maya, the owner's brother, denied that the emergency exit was blocked by anything other than police.
ÒHe said conflicting orders from authorities may have contributed to the tragedy: that employees were told to clear the club, but police then prevented people from leaving.
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