A deadly fire swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early yesterday, killing at least 245 people attending a university party and leaving at least 200 injured.
A deadly fire swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early yesterday, killing at least 245 people attending a university party and leaving at least 200 injured.
aftermath: A deadly blaze gutted the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria after musicians reportedly lit flares and pointed them at the ceiling. Picture: AP
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SANTA MARIA
It appeared to be the worst nightclub fire for more than a decade.
Witnesses said a flare or firework lit by band members may have started the fire.
Police major Cleberson Braida said the 245 bodies were brought for identification to a gymnasium in the city of Santa Maria, at the southern tip of Brazil near the borders with Argentina and Uruguay
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