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Fire at Buenos Aires club kills 174
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| Jayx1 |
I never went to this club or even heard of it but thats because there are literally hundreds and hundreds of clubs in that city. I do know that lighting flares at clubs and concerts is an Argentine tradition. I have pictures myself of people lighting flares at John Digweed in BA. This is really sad. I hope this will prompt them to check for locked doors.
| quote: | .Buenos Aires club fire toll climbs to 174
Last Updated Fri, 31 Dec 2004 09:02:17 EST
BUENOS AIRES - The death toll of a fire that roared through a packed Buenos Aires nightclub climbed on Friday to at least 174, with more than 410 injured as young revellers stampeded to reach locked exit doors.
The blaze late Thursday was likely sparked by a flare fired into the club's foam ceiling during a rock concert, sending burning debris onto at least 1,500 people who climbed over each other as they fought to escape the flames and smoke.
"People were pushing and jumping over each other trying to get out," one man who had been at the Los Callejeros concert, Jose Maria Godoy, told the Associated Press.
"It was like a human wave. As people fell down running for the door, others just simply ran over them or pushed them down."
Officials said the fire, which they called one of the worst disasters to hit Argentina, may have claimed more lives because staff at the Republica de la Cromagnon disco had wired some doors shut to keep out gate-crashers.
An official with the Buenos Aires health department said the tragedy killed at least 174 people, mostly in their late teens and twenties, and injured more than 410 people.
Most of the victims are believed to have died from inhaling smoke.
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| drgoodvibe |
| this reminds me of that club in the U.S, I forgot where. They were using pyrotechnics and a lot of people died in the frantic wave. It's really sad. |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by drgoodvibe
this reminds me of that club in the U.S, I forgot where. They were using pyrotechnics and a lot of people died in the frantic wave. It's really sad. |
Rhode Island rings a bell..but maybe it was somewhere in the mid-west.
This kind of thing scares the outta me. I go to clubs all the time! |
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| Jayx1 |
This was not pyrotechnics. This was some guy in the crowd with a flare. Like i said this is common in Bs As.
The rhode island thing was stupid. A wooden building with low cielings and they use pyro. DUMB!! Pyro is safe if used correctly ie) NOT at wooden clubs with low cielings |
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| torontobarfly |
ever since the fire in rhode island where great white was playing whenever i go into a club,large or small, i look to see where the exits are....and if its a smaller place that seems to only have one entrance i'll ask a bartender which door leads out the back...
you just never know what might happen.... |
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| Funkyfun |
| Who the hell fires flares indoors....:whip:....they should ban this to prevent future loss of lives .... |
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| Crazy Serb |
| quote: | Originally posted by Funkyfun
Who the hell fires flares indoors....:whip:....they should ban this to prevent future loss of lives .... |
as Jay said, it's a tradition...
and that's sad news, brother... sad news. |
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| RobbyG. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
This was not pyrotechnics. This was some guy in the crowd with a flare. Like i said this is common in Bs As.
The rhode island thing was stupid. A wooden building with low cielings and they use pyro. DUMB!! Pyro is safe if used correctly ie) NOT at wooden clubs with low cielings |
I think that club in Rhode Island used like egg cartons as sound insulation or something like that too...Anyway its sad to see this happen:sadgreen: |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Funkyfun
Who the hell fires flares indoors....:whip:....they should ban this to prevent future loss of lives .... |
Where ive seen it done (huge stadiums) it was great. But some idiot obviously did it in a small wooden building. |
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