In the early morning hours of Jan. 27, a fire erupted at a nightclub in southern Brazil. Nearly 250 people were killed by the smoke and flames that followed – as another 200 were left injured. It was the deadliest fire of its kind in more than a decade.
Chaos Outside Brazil Nightclub Fire That Killed More Than 200
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Relatives and friends of Heitor de Oliveira, one of the victims of the Kiss night club fire, gather around his coffin during the funeral at Santa Rita cementery in Santa Maria, on Jan. 28, 2013.
