Quantcast
Published On: Tue, Jan 29th, 2013

4 arrested in Brazil nightclub fire case as thousands march and mourn over 200 dead

Mourners released white balloons into the night sky during the vigil and held a moment of silence after thousands of people took part in a march after the nightclub fire killed 231 and left another 70 in critical condition.

Sky.com detailed in a Jan. 29 article the march of mourners dressed in white and carried photographs of those who lost their lives.

Brazil mourners march nighclub fire“I believe that it’s not just me but everyone in this world who has a heart has been affected (by the fire), anyone who has family, who has a friend,” said Jose Luiz Fagundes, a resident of Santa Maria, the southern city where the blaze happened.

Local resident Marcia Ferreira lost 25 friends in the fire and said she attended the Kiss nightclub regularly.

“I don’t have words to describe this, they were 25 of my friends,” she said.

Police have arrested the owners of the club and two members of the band Gurizada Fandangueira. Authorities say the group’s pyrotechnics show triggered the blaze.

No charges were filed against the four men, but prosecutors said they could be held for up to five days as police press them for clues as to how the fire caused so many deaths.

Most of those who died were suffocated by toxic fumes that rapidly filled the Kiss nightclub after the band set off a flare at about 2:30am on Sunday, authorities said.

 Photo screenshot of video coverage: http://on.aol.com/video/raw–deadly-nightclub-fire-protested-in-brazil-517656084

 

 

 

On the DISPATCH: Headlines  Local  Opinion

Subscribe to Weekly Newsletter

* indicates required
/ ( mm / dd ) [ALL INFO CONFIDENTIAL]

About the Author

- Writer and Co-Founder of The Global Dispatch, Brandon has been covering news, offering commentary for years, beginning professionally in 2003 on Crazed Fanboy before expanding into other blogs and sites. Appearing on several radio shows, Brandon has hosted Dispatch Radio, written his first novel (The Rise of the Templar) and completed the three years Global University program in Ministerial Studies to be a pastor. To Contact Brandon email [email protected] ATTN: BRANDON

Leave a comment

XHTML: You can use these html tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>

like_us_on_facebook

 

The Global Dispatch Facebook page- click here

Movie News Facebook page - click here

Television News Facebook page - click here

Weird News Facebook page - click here 

DISPATCH RADIO

dispatch_radio

THE BRANDON JONES SHOW

brandon_jones_show-logo

Archives