Exploding rockets and popping fireworks streaked through the Lima sky as Peruvians rang in the New Year - two days after a firecracker sparked the country’s deadliest fire on record.

Peru’s President, Alejandro Toledo, has declared two days of national mourning after at least 205 people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks shop in the capital, Lima, last night.

Peru’s President, Alejandro Toledo, has declared two days of national mourning after at least 122 people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks shop in the capital, Lima, last night.