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Brazil fire toll passes 240

Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 00.07
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BRASILIA, Brazil - A fire swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing at least 245 people and leaving at least 200 injured, police and firefighters said.

At least 350 of the estimated 900 patrons at the Kiss night club of Santa Maria, Brazil were not as lucky as this woman, being treated by firefighters after she escape the inferno caused by a band's pyrotechnics. (Reuters photo)

Brazil Pol Maj Cleberson Braida told local news media that the 245 bodies were brought for identification to a gymnasium in the city of Santa Maria.

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DonAleman
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Discussion 12 : 29 Jan 2013 at 05.0512
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Two days after the fire Brazil has arrested 4 people believed to be principals in the club. 3 and 1/2 years after Bangkok Santika fire and no reports as to responsible parties. Making these situations even worse, if that is possible, is that those who perished were the "cream " of their respective societies - young, educated, from affluent families in upscale, expensive clubs, that given proper official inspections should have been well able and equipped to have safety precautions and proper exits in place. Tsk,tsk !
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Discussion 11 : 28 Jan 2013 at 15.3511
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These disasters happen all the time, every where - when are people going to start thinking before getting into a crowded area? Sadly, even after a disaster like this happens, most people don't walk away with a lesson learned, setting the stage for it to happen yet again. No less sad, each time it happens.
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Discussion 10 : 28 Jan 2013 at 13.4910
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An avid news follower I found nothing to indicate investigation results,discipliary actions taken,faults discovered or corrections made. A parking lot attendent was arrested as rhe "supposed" owner and later released coincidentally when a rumor said a high ranking police officer was one of the principle owners. R4 - there is no "investigative reporting" anywhere, by anyone in Thailand !
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Discussion 9 : 28 Jan 2013 at 13.039
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Could happen again here any day. Probably with the same results as before... Nothing changed: corruption and money, money and corruption! So who cares about a few hundreds young lifes, not those guys! Dispensable, collateral damage, for the greedy maffias ruling in Brazil, and in ...
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Discussion 8 : 28 Jan 2013 at 13.038
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I don’t want to be too sarcastic in the aftermath of a tragic event like this, but I wonder if in Bangkok all would work according to the laws in case a cop becomes our new governor. I guess he would have the choice between following the law, doing what his then ex colleagues do, or following the orders of the master. We can all guess which one it would be.
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Discussion 7 : 28 Jan 2013 at 11.037
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I wonder how many other clubs are operating illegally in the same district where Santika burned down .The police and the city are supposed to enforce laws not look the other way for cash .
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Discussion 6 : 28 Jan 2013 at 09.386
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Meanwhile, it reminds us that no one was ever convicted for the Santika fire, and there's been at least one night club fire since, all of them likely the result of lax safety inspection which results from corruption, which of course is something that the 65% of voters approve of apparently.
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Discussion 5 : 28 Jan 2013 at 09.155
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D4: Agreed. Bangkok Post get your investigative teams out into the night venues and check the state of things. Print your findings in the BP and name each venue visited and the results found. Get pictures too. Should be easy enough using cell phones.
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Discussion 4 : 28 Jan 2013 at 08.234
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When I read “the club had only one working exit” this reminds me of Thailand. Maybe this is the right time for the media to check what was done here to prevent another catastrophe like the fire in Santika in 2004. Are all clubs officially declared now? Are they regularly controlled? Do all of them adhere to the regulations? I have a feeling I know the answers already but I would like to see some investigative journalism about this.
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Discussion 3 : 28 Jan 2013 at 08.083
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How many tragedies must happen before people learn not to use fireworks indoors and have fire exits locked?
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