200 Clubbers Injured, 180 Killed As Fire Guts Night Club In Southern Brazil

Date: 27-01-2013 3:15 pm (12 years ago) | Author: Daniel Bosai
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UPDATE: BBC IS REPORTING THAT AT LEAST 245 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED DEATH!

A fire swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday [Jan. 27], killing at least 180 people and leaving hundreds injured, police and firefighters said.



Sandro Meinerz, a spokesman for the police in the city of Santa Maria, told local media that the fire broke out at the Kiss club while a band was performing. He said at least 200 people were injured.

The cause of the fire is not yet known, officials said. The total number of victims is still unclear and there may be hundreds injured, Civil Police and regional government spokesman Marcelo Arigoni told Radio Gaucha.

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Arigoni told the radio station a truck carrying 70 bodies had arrived at the Municipal Sports Center, which was being used as an improvised morgue.

Diario de Santa Maria reported that the fire started at around 2 a.m.

Rodrigo Moura, whom the paper identified as a security guard at the club, said it was at its maximum capacity of between 1,000 and 2,000, and partygoers were pushing and shoving to escape.

Ezekiel Corte Real, 23, was quoted by the paper as saying that he helped people to escape. "I just got out because I'm very strong”, he said.

"Sad Sunday", tweeted Tarso Genro, the governor of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. He said all possible action was being taken and that he would be in the city later in the day.

Santa Maria, at the southern tip of Brazil near the borders with Argentina and Uruguay, is a major university city with a population of around a quarter of a million.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21220308


Posted: at 27-01-2013 03:15 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- ezchusa at 27-01-2013 03:20 PM (12 years ago)
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Hahahahahaha. Ndi oringo

Posted: at 27-01-2013 03:20 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- smithshesky at 27-01-2013 03:35 PM (12 years ago)
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carelessly of smoking inside club
maybe cause fire outbreak,i know that country
as smokers
Posted: at 27-01-2013 03:35 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Biafranwar at 27-01-2013 04:04 PM (12 years ago)
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Boko haram in brasil, anyway God bless the dead
Posted: at 27-01-2013 04:04 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Herdeola1 at 27-01-2013 04:11 PM (12 years ago)
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Next tym,stay indoor and sleep
Posted: at 27-01-2013 04:11 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- praytoGod4help at 27-01-2013 04:33 PM (12 years ago)
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i cant fit shout  Grin Grin Grin Grin
Posted: at 27-01-2013 04:33 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- nonsovin at 27-01-2013 04:37 PM (12 years ago)
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 Cry Cry Cry Cry Cry Cry Cry Cry
Posted: at 27-01-2013 04:37 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- nonsovin at 27-01-2013 04:42 PM (12 years ago)
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@ezchusa n praytogod4help
do u guyz have feelings @all?? or, r those people not human like me n u?  Shocked
Posted: at 27-01-2013 04:42 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- micc at 27-01-2013 04:46 PM (12 years ago)
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Rip
Posted: at 27-01-2013 04:46 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- Demiroee at 27-01-2013 04:58 PM (12 years ago)
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OMG!!! Cry
Posted: at 27-01-2013 04:58 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Keffejude at 27-01-2013 05:00 PM (12 years ago)
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D bible says the end would come like a thief 2bad they weren't prepared. i watched d gruesome video on Aljazeera-news 2bad i hope they somehow make heaven Sad
Posted: at 27-01-2013 05:00 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- beneno at 27-01-2013 05:00 PM (12 years ago)
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very sad,RIP to the dead  Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes
Posted: at 27-01-2013 05:00 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- osamabinladin at 27-01-2013 05:01 PM (12 years ago)
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Damn ! Sad Sad Sad
Posted: at 27-01-2013 05:01 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- maryclaret at 27-01-2013 05:05 PM (12 years ago)
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OMG

Posted: at 27-01-2013 05:05 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- jamesbondchick at 27-01-2013 05:08 PM (12 years ago)
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Too bad

Posted: at 27-01-2013 05:08 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- paulohking at 27-01-2013 05:14 PM (12 years ago)
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God of mercy, have mercy on the dead souls
Posted: at 27-01-2013 05:14 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- proly at 27-01-2013 05:22 PM (12 years ago)
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Nawaoooooo
Posted: at 27-01-2013 05:22 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- chicco77 at 27-01-2013 05:46 PM (12 years ago)
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RIP
Posted: at 27-01-2013 05:46 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- DJSNIPPER at 27-01-2013 05:53 PM (12 years ago)
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nawao na crusade dem dey do/? or football dem dey wash..........
Posted: at 27-01-2013 05:53 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Bettygirls at 27-01-2013 05:59 PM (12 years ago)
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OMG, RIP
Posted: at 27-01-2013 05:59 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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