karl
January 27th, 2013, 11:16 AM
At least 245 people have died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in a university city in southern Brazil, police and officials say.
Local media say the fire began when a band let off fireworks at the Kiss club in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul.
Many victims reportedly inhaled toxic fumes or were crushed as panicking clubbers tried to escape.
Bereaved families have gathered at the scene where the fire is out and bodies are being removed.
President Dilma Rousseff, who cut short a visit to Chile and was returning to Brazil, said everything possible would be done to help the injured and the families of the victims.
Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21220308
Local media say the fire began when a band let off fireworks at the Kiss club in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul.
Many victims reportedly inhaled toxic fumes or were crushed as panicking clubbers tried to escape.
Bereaved families have gathered at the scene where the fire is out and bodies are being removed.
President Dilma Rousseff, who cut short a visit to Chile and was returning to Brazil, said everything possible would be done to help the injured and the families of the victims.
Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21220308