Raves Busted In Strip, Downtown

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Hefty Fines Could Be Issued

UPDATED: 8:45 p.m. EST February 11, 2001

Parties at 333 4th Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh (pictured at top right) and the Paintball Sports Arena in the Strip District (bottom right) were broken up.

Police said that the owner of the downtown building would be fined more than $430,000 for the party, which reportedly held 1,100 more people than allowed by law.

The paintball arena exceeded its legal capacity by 400 people, police said.

Reopening dates for the buildings have reportedly not been set.

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