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Kiss nightclub fire: Men convicted over Brazil fire that killed 242 go free
Source: BBC
Men convicted over Brazil fire that killed 242 go free
By Vanessa Buschschlüter
BBC News
4 August 2022
A court in Brazil has overturned the conviction of four men who were sentenced to long terms in prison over a deadly nightclub fire.
The blaze in the Kiss nightclub in the southern city of Santa Maria in 2013 killed 242 people.
It erupted when a band playing at the club lit flares which in turn ignited the ceiling.
In 2021, two band members and the two owners of the club were found guilty of murder and attempted murder.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-62422806