Argentina nightclub death toll reaches 186

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.

Argentina nightclub death toll reaches 186

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.

Investigators believe the fire started when someone set off a flare that ignited the foam ceiling – and that the victims had trouble escaping because the emergency exits were reportedly locked and the building was overcrowded.

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