More than 200 Dead in Nightclub Fire in Brazil

200 more injured

Reason Staff | 1.27.2013 9:45 AM

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.

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More than 200 Dead in Nightclub Fire in Brazil

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