Sunday, January 27, 2013

Over 200 Dead in Brazil Nightclub Fire

Firefighters battle to put out the fire which tore through the Kiss Club in Santa Maria, southern BrazilAppaliling loss of life: Firefighters work to douse a fire at the Kiss Club in Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, where hundreds of people died
People run to safety and try to rescue others after a massive inferno tore through a Brazil nightclub in the early hours of this morning killing at least 180 peopleRescue: Emergency services filled the street outside the club's entrance as more bodies were pulled from the charred buildingPeople run to safety and try to rescue others after a massive inferno tore through a Brazil nightclub in the early hours of this morning killing at least 232 peopleCarnage: Locals help evacuate injured victims as clubbers look on in horror following the nightclub fire
At least 200 people have been reportedly killed and more than 200 others are injured after fire ripped through a nightclub in Southern Brazil.

Reports claim that the fire began when a performing band started a fireworks display around 2.am local time on Sunday with over 2,000 people in club at the time.

Most of those killed appeared to have died of smoke inhalation and many others were trampled upon.

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