Worlds attention today was focused on a horrific tragedy in brazil, the death toll tonight at least 230 after a fastmoving fire broke out in a crowded nightclub. Officials say too many people and too few exits turned the club into a death trap after a rock bands pyrotechnics apparently ignited the ceiling. Many patrons were left unable to get out, overwhelmed by the smoke, and in some cases, the flames themselves much the circumstances are eerily similar to some other deadly nightclub fires the past several years, including one in this country. Todays tragedy happened in the southern brazilen University Town of santa maria. Nbcs mike taibbi reports. Reporter the kiss nightclub was packed with the usual saturday night crowd when at 2 00 in the morning, a disaster. The ground floor was filled with smoke. Club security initially blocked several emergency exits, thinking patrons were leaving without paying and that left only a few ways out. In the ensuing panic, many victims were trampled,
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