Six face charges for Paraguay fire

The co-owner of a Paraguayan supermarket and five others have been charged with manslaughter for a fire that killed 464 people, after a security guard testified he was ordered to lock the burning store’s doors to prevent looting, trapping shoppers inside.

Owner Juan Pio Paiva rejected the allegations as he was taken to jail in the capital Asuncion, shouting: “My conscience is clear.”