The Associated Press
reports that Brazilian Inspector
Marcelo Arigony said, at a news conference Tuesday, that
members of the band Gurizada Fandangueira deliberately purchased outdoor flares for use in their Kiss Club indoor stage show because they cost only $1.25 a piece, compared to $35 a piece for indoor flares.
Arigony, whose cousin died in the fire, added:
"The pyrotechnics were part of their show - the guys even wore gloves
onstage so they wouldn't burn their hands."
...The Rio
Grande do Sul state forensics department raised the death toll Tuesday
from 231 to 234 to account for three victims who did not appear on the
original list of the dead. Authorities say more than 120 people remain
hospitalized for smoke inhalation and burns, with dozens of them in
critical condition.
Arigony pledged to investigate everyone involved in the tragedy -
including the authorities charged with making sure such establishments
are up to code, such as firefighters and city officials.
Other problems:
- Security cameras hadn't worked in months and the PCs that stored footage from them were dropped off a week ago at a computer repair shop
- 1200-1300 people in a club with a capacity of under 700
- Toxic-when-burned insulation foam was not proper soundproofing equipment
- No alarm or sprinkler system at club and only one working exit
- Malfunctioning and illegal fire extinguisher at club
- Club's operating license expired about 5 months before fire
- 50 people died in bathrooms because the only lights in the dark club
were coming from there, and clubbers mistook them for exits
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