At Least 233 People Killed In A Night Club Fire In Brazil

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[color=#292727][font=Georgia, Times, serif][size=4][background=rgb(250, 250, 250)]SANTA MARIA, Brazil (Reuters) - A nightclub fire killed at least 233 people in southern Brazil on Sunday when a band's pyrotechnics show set the building ablaze and fleeing partygoers stampeded toward blocked exits in the ensuing panic.[/background][/size][/font][/color]

[color=#292727][font=Georgia, Times, serif][size=4][background=rgb(250, 250, 250)]Most of those who died were suffocated by toxic fumes that rapidly filled the crowded club after sparks from pyrotechnics used by the band for visual effects set fire to soundproofing on the ceiling, local fire officials said.[/background][/size][/font][/color]