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Hearing for 2 Providence nightclubs
Club Elements and Level II currently closed
Updated: Wednesday, 06 Jan 2010, 4:14 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 06 Jan 2010, 10:32 AM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Two Providence nightclubs that were the scene of a New Year's Eve brawl may soon learn if they can re-open.
A hearing will be held on Wednesday with the city's Board of Licenses for Club Elements and Level II.
According to police, nearly 60 officers were needed to bring the situation outside the neighboring nightclubs under control early New Year's Day.
Hundreds of people were seen streaming out the doors and fire escapes. A reported 10 to 15 people were involved in the melee. Eyewitnesses first reported hearing gunshots, but police have not confirmed a shooting.
Immediately following the chaos, the city ordered that both Elements and Level II be closed Friday and Saturday nights.
This is not the first time Level II's owners have been before the board. In April, police requested the establishment be shutdown, citing 22 separate incidents since Nov. 2007; including the stabbing death of a Connecticut man in Dec. 2008 and the stabbing of a bouncer last April.
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