Brazilian officials say at least 180 people are dead and 200 more injured after a fire swept through a crowded nightclub in the southern city of Santa Maria.
Authorities said the fire broke out early Sunday at the Kiss club and that while the cause of the blaze is not yet known, the band did use pyrotechnics as part of its show.
They said many of the victims died of asphyxiation or from being trampled as panicked revelers pushed and shoved to escape the building. The death toll could rise …
