The fire happened during a university party, and most of the victims were students between 17 and 30 years old. CSB Safety Video: Static Sparks Explosion in Kansas - YouTube Guitarist Rodrigo Martins told Radio Gaucha that the band had started playing at 2.15am. RodrigoCruzatti (talk) 02:32, 29 January 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply], The Investigations section is stating the cause of the fire is still unknown. But other eyewitnesses said that once the security guards realised how serious the fire was, they tried to help people escape. Dramatic TV footage showed smoke pouring from the nightclub as partygoers joined firemen in trying to break windows and walls with axes and sledgehammers to try to free those still trapped inside. The point of verifiability on Wikipedia is that an English-native reader should be able to critically assess a source themselves; not have to rely on a third-party translator. "We were told that the bouncers closed this main door to force people to pay before leaving, but we didn't see it," she added. A preliminary investigation also found that the club's single exit was blocked by the bodies of those already dead. Those of us who were touched by Rhode Island's The Station nightclub fire in 2003, in which 100 people were killed, ache for the families of Brazil's Kiss nightclub fire victims, and. Brazilian bars routinely make patrons pay their entire tab at the end of the night before they are allowed to leave. The bikini ban: Brits warned they could be fined hundreds or sent to JAIL for daring to bare in these Liz Jones's Diary:In which I view a not-so-des res, Caroline West-Meads: My friend had a terrible childhood. Launch: Location: Caf Barbera, Rua Borges de Medeiros, 534 - Downtown . "I thought it was a fight, so I walked away, looked behind me and I saw the fire starting. 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The page on WP:V is quite explicit as the very first line clearly states "people reading and editing the encyclopedia can check that the information comes from a reliable source". It was really weak but in a matter of seconds it spread,' Pereira said. As the city in southern Brazil prepared to bury the 233 people killed in the conflagration caused by a bands pyrotechnic display, an early investigation into the tragedy revealed that security guards briefly prevented partygoers from leaving through the sole exit. It is also suggested that panic can spread like a disease from person to person in a crowd (Phillips, 1951; Roytman, 1975). From an external observers perspective, it might look like the man was acting in panic. The cause of the blaze was under investigation. Overcome: Police, ambulance staff and firefighters helped the victims receive medical assistance in a street outside the Kiss Club, Traumatised: A police officer helps a woman survivor next to the Kiss nightclub in Brazil's Santa Maria. Most were between 16 and 20 years old. Nilsson, D. & Frantzich, H. (2008). Killer's Kiss. A Rock 'n Roll Band From San Francisco Ingrid Goldani, 20, who had been working at the club, said two bands were playing on Saturday night. This means that people do not consider social bonds, e.g., family ties, but also that they do not display anti-social behaviour, e.g., deliberately hurt others to get ahead. Bodies of the dead and injured were strewn in the street and panicked screams filled the air as medics tried to help. "It is hard to forget what I saw," he told news agency AFP. However, Brazilian media states it was due to a flare lit up by the singer of the band. The lightweight mobile page you have visited has been built using Google AMP technology. Brazil nightclub fire: Four convicted over blaze that - BBC - Homepage 86.181.26.250 (talk) 10:27, 28 January 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]. A woman pays tribute to the victims and survivors of the Kiss nightclub fire, where 242 were burned to death in 2013, in Santa Maria, southern Brazil, on January 27, 2023. [citation needed] Based on an investigation and the accounts of survivors, the cause of the fire was found to be an illegal firework device that ignited the acoustic foam on the ceiling. "It might have happened because of the Sputnik, the machine we use to create a luminous effect with sparks. A preliminary investigation also found that the club's single exit was blocked by the bodies of those already dead. Simulating dynamical features of escape panic. "The metal barriers they used to keep people in line on their way in, ended up blocking people from getting out," Mattheus Bortolotto, a young dentist, told local TV. London: E. & F.N. In other words putting the cart before the horse! An example is the online article after the Kiss Nightclub fire in Brazil: Brazil nightclub fire survivors speak of panic, Panic is also mentioned in many handbooks from different countries, including the USA (Croker, 1917), the UK (Phillips, 1951) and the Soviet Union (Roytman, 1975). The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. 86.160.188.65 (talk) 17:42, 27 January 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply], As a research scientist (I don't know Wikipedia rules) it is perfectly legitimate to reference an article or research in another language. Is this necessary? A blaze at the Lame Horse nightclub in Perm, Russia, broke out in December, 2009, when an indoor fireworks display ignited a plastic ceiling, killing 152. Video, 00:00:33Fires engulf Parisian streets on second night of riots. The fire happened during a university party, and most of the victims were students between 17 and 30 years old. Brazil nightclub fire kills more than 230 people Only a few suffered serious burns, he said. "We had to use trucks to remove them. Date and time of your visit to this nonprofit: 8841 Glenwood St, Overland Park, KS 66212-1264, Po Box 8760, Prairie Village, KS 66208-0760, 1111 E Boundary Rd, Pretty Prairie, KS 67570, 1619 North Mars Street, Wichita, KS 67212, 10127 Craig Drive, Overland Park, KS 66212, 7400 W 129th St Ste 100, Overland Park, KS 66213, 7900 E 17th Ave, Hutchinson, KS 67501-8642. Most victims died from smoke inhalation rather than burns. We should probably add one to the infobox or Kiss nightclub fire#Background. We and our partners use technologies, such as cookies, and collect browsing data to give you the best online experience and to personalise the content and advertising shown to you. Video, 00:01:28Watch what happened in the days after Paris killing, Watch: Protesters attack Nike store in central Paris. Kiss Case: Testimonials Continue on Seventh Day of Jury Where do I go?. At least 200 people have been killed in a fire at the Kiss club in Santa Maria, southern Brazil, after a band's pyrotechnics show set the building ablaze . Video, 00:02:39, Hundreds die in Brazil club fire. Colwich Volunteer Fire Department - Colwich, KS 67030 We use local storage to store your consent preferences on your device. Video, 00:01:20Watch: Driver cornered in cul-de-sac rams police car, The two Anita Anands joke about pains of sharing a name. Television images showed smoke pouring out of the Kiss nightclub as shirtless, young male partygoers joined firefighters in wielding axes and sledgehammers, pounding at windows and walls to break through to those trapped inside. 245 people (as per report) lost their lives due to a fire at the "Kiss" nightclub in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2013. Cheers.InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 19:52, 6 May 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]. Police inspector Marcelo Arigony, who attended the disaster scene, said the guards didn't appear to block fleeing patrons for long. He then concluded that he would be seriously injured if he attempted to jump from the window. Television images from the city of about 260,000 people showed black smoke billowing out of the nightclub as shirtless young men who attended a university party there joined firefighters using axes and sledgehammers to pound at the hot-pink exterior walls, trying to reach those trapped inside. As pointed out by Sime (1980, 1984), the use of irrational is unfortunate, since it suggests people perceive all relevant information during evacuation and act contradictory to this information. Up to 2,000 people - mostly students - were in the Kiss nightclub om Santa Maria, southern Brazil, when the fire started. Brazil fire a reminder of R.I. blaze: Column - USA TODAY Meinerz, who coordinated the investigation at the nightclub, said one band member died after escaping because he returned inside the burning building to save his accordion. Many of them were college students between the ages of 18-21 (via NCBI ). CD out now on Hook or Crook Records. 'The sparks hit the first layer of sponge on the ceiling above the stage, and from there the fire spread quickly to the rest of the club., A victim is carried through the street outside the nightclub as emergency crews rush to the scene. YP, the YP logo and all other YP marks contained herein are trademarks of YP LLC and/or YP affiliated companies. Video, 00:01:20, Watch: Driver cornered in cul-de-sac rams police car, The two Anita Anands joke about pains of sharing a name. The club's management said in a statement that its staff were trained and prepared to deal with any emergency. The fast-spreading blaze raged through the crowded Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, with a cloud of toxic smoke setting off panic as party-goers gasping for air rushed to the exit. Mr Melo said firefighters had a hard time getting inside the club because "there was a barrier of bodies blocking the entrance". Three people arrested in Brazil nightclub fire that killed 231 - UPI Nilsson, D. & Frantzich, H. (2008). Or that the fire officials were merely misled as to whether or not there were extinguishers? Copyright 2023 SFPE Main Site. "People on the social networks are saying we have to pay for what happened," he said. To make our web pages work, we store some limited information on your device without your consent. "People were bumping into each other, crushing each other, falling down.". I pulled out a girl by the hair. It shows the location of Santa Maria. 'After this, they tried with a fire extinguisher. Brazilian nightclub fire: Survivors' stories - BBC - Home The concept of panic. En-Wikipedia can only re-write what has been published in English. Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in "Kiss A banner displaying the photos of the 242 people who died was hung in Porto Alegre, The surprising truth about frozen fruit. Video, 00:02:01Four arrested after Brazil club fire, Brazil president's sadness at fire. According to Quarantelli, panic is a short-lived phenomenon, involving seconds rather than minutes, and includes loss of self-control. January 27, 2013 / 3:35 PM / CBS/AP Last Updated 10:16 p.m. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Pah so much for common sense, probity, and an NPOV. Panic is also mentioned in many handbooks from different countries, including the USA (Croker, 1917), the UK (Phillips, 1951) and the Soviet Union (Roytman, 1975). Brazilian nightclub fire: Survivors' stories, Brazil fire 'felt like an eternity' Video, 00:01:19, Up Next. Mr Souza said: During the show, the bands producer triggered the glove using a remote control. Brazil nightclub fire: 'Like a war zone' with bodies piled | CNN VideoThe surprising truth about frozen fruit, What Titan sub wreckage can tell us about the tragedy. "It is horrible to see so many dead people, kids, on the ground; people crying, other people throwing up, who can't breathe. There were also claims that bouncers initially tried to stop people from escaping by holding the doors shut because they could not prove they had paid their drinks bills. We pulled out various people. She said the bouncers "had their arms opened in front of us, asking us to move", and that she only escaped the club by pushing "my way out through [one of the bouncers'] legs". He also claims that panic is non-social in contrast to anti-social. By Helen Collis and Larisa Brown for the Daily Mail and Matt Roper, Published: 12:49 BST, 27 January 2013 | Updated: 08:33 BST, 28 January 2013. According to Quarantelli, flight behaviour is non-rational rather than irrational. Thank you. I checked Flickr -- nothing. Authorities said band members who were on the stage when the fire broke out later talked with police and confirmed they used pyrotechnics during their show. The source is no longer acceptable. Brazil Nightclub Fire: Security 'Blocked Exit' - Sky News However, statements like these are typically provided without supporting evidence. Read about our approach to external linking. Volcanoman7 (talk) 15:46, 27 January 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply], This is English Wikipedia. They were both at the Kiss nightclub when flames raced through the crowded club in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air, stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. Because of this I was there, it has a better view. Video, 00:00:47, Mother's grief after son shot by police in France, Fires engulf Parisian streets on second night of riots. Up to 2,000 people - mostly students - were in the Kiss nightclub om Santa Maria, southern Brazil, when the fire started. 'Sad Sunday', tweeted Tarso Genro yesterday, the governor of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. I turned on the TV - the tragedy was all over the television, she said at the makeshift morgue. She learned of the blaze after the mother of her sons friends called her early Sunday. But then again this is Wikipedia so maybe you can. Cheers, Zalunardo8 (talk) 10:11, 29 January 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply], Should we, based on verifiable sources, add a list with the names of those who perished in the fire? Many proposed definitions attempt to link panic to irrational behaviour. While the article itself still says that the body count would be 232 (instead of 232 + the hospitalized victim = 233), should we go with the latter? Survivor Michele Pereira told the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper that she was near the stage when members of the band lit some sort of flare. Some were ripping people's clothes off to do CPR but had no idea what they were doing," he recalled. Video, 00:01:54Hundreds die in Brazil club fire, Four arrested after Brazil club fire. Nightclub fire survivor: 'Everyone was desperate' - YouTube 'Survivors': the story of young people who survived the Kiss nightclub fire Video, 00:01:08Brazil president's sadness at fire, Watch: Driver cornered in cul-de-sac rams police car. "Because I was near to the door, I ran out," she told Globo newspaper. Britain's Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire said he was "deeply saddened" by "tragic accident" and sent his condolences. The crashing plane made the man run to get away from danger, but he did not seem to consider properly in which direction the danger a crashing plane was traveling. Jml3msg 03:02, 5 February 2013 (UTC) Preceding unsigned comment added by Jml3 (talk contribs), should we put in the article, that the foam released lethal hydrogen cyanide when burned, and that the USA had to send cyanide antidote for the victims, and that any polymer containing nitriles are a extreme risk for human life, but governments overlook it because of massive lobbies from greedy chem corporations? Just a thought. Brazil nightclub fire: Four charged with manslaughter - BBC News I have just modified one external link on Kiss nightclub fire. Survivors of a fatal nightclub fire in Brazil have been recounting the moment the blaze began. For example, research has shown that people recall a voice alarm more accurately and do not display significantly different behaviour if fire is mentioned (Nilsson & Frantzich, 2008). I went to one of the Portuguese sources linked, right-clicked and selected translate and got a fairly clear automated transliteration. Police inspector Marcelo Arigony confirmed survivors accounts that security guards initially tried to block people from exiting the club. The audio operator of Banda Gurizada Fandangueira at the time of the fire at the Kiss Nightclub, Venncio da Silva Anschau, 40 years old, was one of the people who gave testimony this Tuesday (7). Video, 00:02:39Gym hosts Brazil fire victim wakes, Hundreds die in Brazil club fire. Elissandro Spohr and Mauro Hoffmann, the nightclub owners, were sentenced to 22 and 19 years in prison respectively. What do you think about it? "I saw victims who had one side of their face melted," Max Muller, who was walking by as the chaos unfolded. 28 January 2013 One man who was in the club told the BBC: "It felt like an eternity" Survivors of the Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Brazil have described how a night of partying. The Sad Truth About The Kiss Nightclub Fire - Grunge - The world is Video, 00:00:33, Fires engulf Parisian streets on second night of riots. "That's when they shouted 'Fire!'. 1:48 Brazil Mourns Its Nightclub Dead Why you can trust Sky News Security guards tried to block people from leaving a nightclub in Brazil where more than 230 people were killed in a fire, survivors and rescuers have said. A man is seen carrying a victim, centre. Organization representatives - add corrected or new