Rock fan's flare blamed for club blaze

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 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.

Investigators today were looking into survivor accounts that the building’s emergency exit was locked.

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