Brazil Nightclub fire kills 200+

Dan · 27-01-2013, 04:08 PM

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A nightclub fire killed at least 233 people in southern Brazil early on Sunday when a band's pyrotechnics show set the building ablaze and fleeing partygoers stampeded toward blocked and overcrowded exits in the ensuing panic, officials said.

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"We ran into a barrier of the dead at the exit," Colonel Guido Pedroso de Melo, commander of the fire brigade in Rio Grande do Sul, said of the scene that firefighters found on arrival. "We had to clear a path to get to the rest of those that were inside."

Officials said more than 1,000 people may have been in the club, possibly exceeding its legal capacity. Though Internet postings about the venue suggested as many as 2,000 people at times have crammed into the club, Pedroso de Melo said no more than half that should have been inside.

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Terrible news. Absolutely terrible.

The sister and friends of a guy I know online were in there. His sister escaped, but her friends and his best mate couldn't get out. He's understandably shattered.

My thoughts go out to the friends and family of the victims. RIP.

Agent Nationaux · 27-01-2013, 04:17 PM

RIP

Extremely irresponsible to be playing around with fire in such a crowded and enclosed space.

Fusion · 27-01-2013, 04:41 PM

Terrible news. RIP.

Pyrotechnics seems to be a common factor in many of the night club fires around the world. I would hope that the use of them would be banned or heavily restricted going forward.

_Ed_ · 27-01-2013, 04:52 PM

Horrific.

KiWiNiNjA · 27-01-2013, 05:05 PM

****. This happens a lot in South America, according to my friends there, but 200+ is ****ing crazy.

Burgey · 27-01-2013, 08:10 PM

Jack Gibson always said nothing good ever happens after 1 a.m.

Terrible news.

uvelocity · 27-01-2013, 08:54 PM

its always the stampede

morgieb · 27-01-2013, 09:27 PM

Horriffic and crazy news.

smalishah84 · 28-01-2013, 03:39 AM

wellAlbidarned · 31-01-2013, 12:30 AM

**** that's bad. Hate clubs even more now

27-01-2013, 08:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
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morgieb Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Paradise City Posts: 8,924	Horriffic and crazy news. __________________ 4-0 RIP Craig Walsh (Craig) 1985-2012 Proudly supporting the #2 cricketer of all time.

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wellAlbidarned International Vice-Captain Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: spaghetti Posts: 4,985	** that's bad. Hate clubs even more now __________________ "MTV isn't really my cup of tea... mostly because I hate huge pieces of ** in my tea." - Aziz Ansari

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27-01-2013, 04:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Agent Nationaux Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Posts: 8,266	RIP Extremely irresponsible to be playing around with fire in such a crowded and enclosed space.

27-01-2013, 04:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fusion Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United States Posts: 10,769	Terrible news. RIP. Pyrotechnics seems to be a common factor in many of the night club fires around the world. I would hope that the use of them would be banned or heavily restricted going forward.

27-01-2013, 04:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
_Ed_ Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, Aotearoa Posts: 19,100	Horrific.

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KiWiNiNjA Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: In the kitchen Posts: 9,412	**. This happens a lot in South America, according to my friends there, but 200+ is **ing crazy.

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