At least 180 people have died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in southern Brazil, police say.
They say the fire began when a band on stage started a fireworks display at the Kiss nightclub in the city of Santa Maria, in Rio Grande do Sul state.
Reports say there was only one exit and panic spread as people tried to get out. Many victims reportedly died from inhaling toxic fumes.
The fire is now out and bodies are being removed from the scene.
- 2009: Santika Pub, Bangkok, Thailand - sparked by fireworks; 66 killed
- 2009: Lame Horse Club, Perm, Russia - sparked by fireworks; 150 killed
- 2003: The Station, Rhode Island, US - sparked by fireworks; 100 killed
- 1996: Ozone Disco Club, Quezon City, Philippines - 160 were killed
- 1990: Happy Land, New York, US - arson kills 89 at unlicensed club
- 1977: Beverly Hills Supper Club, Southgate, Kentucky - 165 killed
- 1970: Club Cinq-Sept, France - 146 killed;
- 1942: Cocoanut Grove, Boston, US - deadliest nightclub fire in US history; 492 killed.
"Fire services are looking for other victims. We can't give an exact number of victims. People started panicking and ended up treading on each other," fire chief Guido de Melo told local media.
A reporter at the scene told local radio that the nightclub had a capacity for up to 2,000 people and was believed to be full on a Saturday night.
Thick smoke engulfed the venue after acoustic insulation caught fire, officials say.
Fire crews reportedly knocked through a wall to help those trapped inside escape.
Hundreds of people have been taken to hospital.
Santa Maria is a major university city with a population of about 250,000 people.
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