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Published January 27, 2013, 09:36 PM

Deadly smoke, lone exit blocked result in 230 dead in Brazil

SANTA MARIA, Brazil — A fast-moving fire roared through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, within seconds filling the space with flames and a thick, toxic smoke that killed more than 230 panicked partygoers who gasped for breath and fought in a stampede to escape.

By: Associated Press, Worthington Daily Globe

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