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Brazil Nightclub Fire: Guards Blocked the Door
Monday, January 28, 2013    
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Club may have broken safety violations: Officials

(NEWSER– Details are emerging on the horrific nightclub fire that killed at least 233 people in Brazil early this morning. A band's pyrotechnic display ignited the ceiling with a flare that sent patrons running for the single exit—but bouncers suspected them of skipping on their bar tabs and initially blocked the way, Reuters reports. Only when flames swept across the ceiling were partygoers allowed to run for it. Soon shirtless patrons outside were helping firefighters smash windows and walls in a desperate attempt to save people trapped in the club, reports the Guardian.

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