Chase Center declared safe after concert accidents

The seating and interior set-up at Chase Center "were declared safe and up to code Thursday by San Francisco city building inspectors" following the "tragedy-marred Phish concert at the venue Oct. 17, in which one person died and two were injured in two separate incidents." A complaint was made to the Department of Building Inspection on Monday "charging that the venue’s guardrails are 'unsafe' and 'not high enough' and that the stairs leading to the guardrails are 'steep.'” In addition to the steepness of the balcony area seating grade, concert attendees complained about "narrow aisles between rows and plexiglass barriers that they felt should be higher" (San Jose MERCURY NEWS, 10/22).