Nightclub where stairway collapsed to reopen

ATLANTA - A stairway that collapsed at a nightclub on New Year&#39;s Eve will be repaired this week, the club said. <br> <br> A stairway leading to a top floor of the Masquerade collapsed just before midnight Monday, causing minor injuries to about 10 people. <br> <br> Fire officials estimated 2,500 to 3,000 people were in the club. They cited the Masquerade for overcrowding, blocking a fire exit and failing to place an occupancy sign in a prominent location. <br> <br> Masquerade promoter Greg Green told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that ``old age&#39;&#39; apparently caused the accident. He said the top floor, ``Heaven,&#39;&#39; would re-open Saturday. The downstairs ``Purgatory&#39;&#39; and ``Hell&#39;&#39; levels were to re-open Thursday. <br> <br>

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