Deadliest Brazil Fire in Half Century Kills More Than 230
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Brazilian police detained an owner of the nightclub where 231 people perished in a weekend fire, the nation’s deadliest blaze since 1961.
Authorities are questioning the owner and two members of the band whose pyrotechnic display caused the fire, according to a statement from Rio Grande do Sul state, where the tragedy occurred. The club, in the city of Santa Maria, didn’t have permission to use fireworks, local District Attorney Joel Dutra said today in an interview.