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'180 dead' in Brazil nightclub fire

13:05, Jan 27 2013

 

Firefighters say that the death toll from a fire that swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil has risen to 180.

Officials say the fire broke out at the Kiss club in the city of Santa Maria while a band was performing. At least 200 people have been injured.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

 
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