Death toll in Brazil night club fire rises to 245
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A fire at a night club in Santa Maria, southern Brazil, has probably left at least 245 dead, local media said on Sunday.
The fire began early on Sunday when a band on stage at the Kiss club started a fireworks display.
Thick smoke engulfed the venue after acoustic insulation caught fire, according to the local reports.
Most victims died after inhaling the toxic fumes or from being trampled during the panic, police said. Hundreds are believed to have been injured.
So far, a total of 180 bodies have been removed from the building.
Some 2,000 people were inside the night club when the fire broke out, Estado de S. Paulo reported.
A similar incident occurred in Russia in late 2009 when a deadly fire swept through the Lame Horse night club in Perm, 1,400 kilometers east of Moscow after an indoor firework display set the ceiling ablaze, quickly filling the packed club with toxic smoke and killing a total of 156 people.


















































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