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Sunday, May 19, 2013 | 8:52 a.m.

Chaotic Scene Following Brazil Nightclub Fire

A fire in a nightclub killed at least 232 people in southern Brazil on Sunday (January 27). Local officials blamed a band's pyrotechnics show for the fire, and said fleeing partygoers stampeded toward blocked and overcrowded exits in the ensuing panic. Video shot in the immediate aftermath of the fire showed chaotic scenes as the injured were rushed to local hospitals.
 
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