More than 200 die at a night club in Rio Grande do Sul

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21223725

Speaking to local newspaper Diario de Santa Maria, she said the fire had begun after a member of one of the bands lit a flare (others said a firework) about 10 minutes into the show, setting fire to part of the stage.

According to her, the fire took hold of the club in less than three minutes.

"The band tried to put out the fire with water, but they didn't manage to," she said.

"After this, they tried with a fire extinguisher. It was all really quick."

This Sunday night, a band was performing a song at a night club. They used fireworks to make their presentation more impactant, but the acoustic foam in the ceiling caught on fire. Hundreds of people rushed to the only entrance/exit door of the night house, but the security guards blocked the passage, thinking they were leaving without paying. The fire quickly consumed the building, and many died asphixiated.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21220676

This is the second worst fire accident in Brazil and third worst fire involving night houses accident in the world, and by seeing the number of deaths, it's easy to know why. I hope the families of the victims have power to overcome this tragedy, and wish for the survivors to recover.

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