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Brazil nightclub fire: Four charged with manslaughter
Source: BBC
Four people in Brazil have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 241 people in The Kiss nightclub fire in January.
Two nightclub owners and two members of the band playing as the fire began are accused of "negligent homicide".
A police inquiry in the city of Santa Maria found that the fire was triggered by fireworks used by the band.
Most of the victims died after inhaling the toxic smoke produced when ceiling insulation foam caught fire.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22010406
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