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Photos: 230 die in Brazilian nightclub fire

Grief-stricken: As news of the tragic blaze reached hundreds of relatives of the victims, they began to arrive at the scene in complete shock
Relatives of victims cry after news of the fire is made public
Security guards tried to stopmerrymakers escaping from a Brazil nightclub as a fire ravaged through the building killing over 230 people. People were reportedly screaming 'there's a fire' but were trapped inside the burning building.About 2,000 people, mostly students were in the Kiss nightclub om Santa Maria, southern Brazil, when the fire started.Witnesses said the club's ceiling, which contained sound insulation foam, caught fire after a pyrotechnic stunt went wrong. Most of the victims died of suffocation or were trampled in a stampede for the venue's only emergency exit.

The nightclub was operating illegally, the fire extinguishers were not working, and many victims confused the sign for the exit with that for the toilets, where 50 were later found dead.
There were also claims that bouncers initially tried to stop people from escaping by holding the doors shut because they could not prove they had paid their drinks bills. May the souls of the lost rest in peace.

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Tearful: Relatives of the victims of the fire console each other in their grief after more than 230 people were reported dead
Chaos: These were the dramatic scenes moments after the fire engulfed nightclub Kiss. People died from suffocation and after being trampled on
Carnage: Locals help evacuate injured victims as clubbers look on in horror following the nightclub fire
A survivor is consoled by an emergency worker after the terrible ordeal in the early hours of yesterday morning
Firefighters battle to put out the fire which tore through the Kiss Club in Santa Maria, southern Brazil
Emergency services say they feared at least 20 more bodies remained inside the building, and hundreds of others were injured






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