Anguished Argentinian families struggled today to identify bodies and plan funerals for relatives killed in a Buenos Aires nightclub fire that killed at least 186 people and injured more than 700.

Locked doors at a Buenos Aires nightclub – some padlocked, others tied shut with wire – blocked or slowed the escape of many concert fans who fought to escape a fire that killed 175 people and injured hundreds, survivors and officials said.

A flare lit by a rock fan ignited the foam ceiling of a Buenos Aires nightclub, sparking an inferno that killed at least 175 people and injured 619.

A fire swept through a crowded Buenos Aires nightclub during a rock concert, killing at least 174 people and injuring more than 410 as young concertgoers scrambled for the exits, officials said today.