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The niteroi circus fire was a fire disaster which occurred on december 17, 1961 in the. Fire at brazil nightclub kills 232 as partygoers stampede. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Club fire in brazil kills more than 230 portland press. A blaze raced through a crowded nightclub in southern brazil early sunday, killing 232 people as the air filled with deadly smoke and panicked partygoers stampeded toward the exits, police and. Officials declared that it was fireraising, finally, three men were arrested, but the true reason was never discovered. No fire alarms, sprinklers or fire escapes at brazilian. Thank you for helping build the largest language community on the internet. Listen to the audio pronunciation of niteroi circus fire on pronouncekiwi.
Woman trapped inside brazil nightclub posts desperate plea for help on facebook before dying with her sister. Silicone valley on the streets of rio irish examiner. The bulk of the book contains minibiographies of those who perished in the hartford circus fire. In 2000, a welding accident reportedly set off a fire at a club in luoyang, china, killing 309 people. It has an estimated population of 511,786 inhabitants and an area of 129.
The fare rollback, which enters into effect on monday, was not enough to placate all protesters. Join facebook to connect with beth teixeira greiner and others you may know. Sundays fire also appeared to be the worst at a nightclub. Police arrest 3 after brazil fire the boston globe. The united states air force closes its study of ufos. Brazilian kiss nightclub disaster pubmed central pmc. Never miss a story choose the plan thats right for. Circus tent fire kills 285, injures 600, in rio suburb. The mob, which earlier ransacked a bank branch, knocked over an empty bus, then built barricades with wood debris and set it on fire, an afp photographer reported. Stewart onan is the author of numerous books, including west of sunset, the odds, emily alone, snow angels, songs for. In 2003 a blaze at the station nightclub in west warwick, rhode island, usa, killed 100 people and injured 200.