Fire rips through crowded Brazil nightclub, killing 233

Shasta Darlington, Marilia Brocchetto and Dana Ford, CNN
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Updated 1:59 AM EST, Mon January 28, 2013
Relatives and friends of Paraguayan student Guido Britez, 21, who died in a fire at the Kiss nightclub in Brazil, carry his coffin during the funeral in Asuncion on Tuesday, January 29. More than 230 people died and more than 120 were injured early Sunday when a fire tore through the nightclub packed with university students in southern Brazil, police said.
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Relatives and friends of Paraguayan student Guido Britez, 21, who died in a fire at the Kiss nightclub in Brazil, carry his coffin during the funeral in Asuncion on Tuesday, January 29. More than 230 people died and more than 120 were injured early Sunday when a fire tore through the nightclub packed with university students in southern Brazil, police said.
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Guido Britez's family attends the funeral on January 29.
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Guido Britez's family attends the funeral on January 29.
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Mauro Hoffman, co-owner of the Kiss nightclub, is taken into custody by police in Santa Maria, Brazil, on Monday, January 28.
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Mauro Hoffman, co-owner of the Kiss nightclub, is taken into custody by police in Santa Maria, Brazil, on Monday, January 28.
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Residents of Santa Maria, Brazil, hold a march on January 28 to honor the victims of the Kiss nightclub fire and demand justice for them.
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Residents of Santa Maria, Brazil, hold a march on January 28 to honor the victims of the Kiss nightclub fire and demand justice for them.
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Residents march along Rio Branco Avenue on January 28, demanding justice for and to honor the Kiss nightclub fire victims.
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Residents march along Rio Branco Avenue on January 28, demanding justice for and to honor the Kiss nightclub fire victims.
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A violinist comforts another during the march on January 28.
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A violinist comforts another during the march on January 28.
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Demonstrators carry candles through the streets in Santa Maria on January 28.
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Demonstrators carry candles through the streets in Santa Maria on January 28.
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Soldiers carry the coffin of a victim of the nightclub blaze on January 28.
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Soldiers carry the coffin of a victim of the nightclub blaze on January 28.
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A priest celebrates Mass in a public square in the center of Santa Maria on January 28.
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A priest celebrates Mass in a public square in the center of Santa Maria on January 28.
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Mourners cry at the municipal cemetery on January 28.
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Mourners cry at the municipal cemetery on January 28.
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The entrance to the Kiss nightclub is covered in soot on January 28.
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The entrance to the Kiss nightclub is covered in soot on January 28.
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Relatives and friends of one of the victims of the Kiss nightclub fire gather during the funeral at Santa Rita Cemetery in Santa Maria on January 28.
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Relatives and friends of one of the victims of the Kiss nightclub fire gather during the funeral at Santa Rita Cemetery in Santa Maria on January 28.
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Firefighters stand at the burnt-out entrance of the Kiss nightclub on Sunday, January 27, in Santa Maria, Brazil.
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Firefighters stand at the burnt-out entrance of the Kiss nightclub on Sunday, January 27, in Santa Maria, Brazil.
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Relatives wait to identify victims at the municipal gymnasium in Santa Maria on January 27.
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Relatives wait to identify victims at the municipal gymnasium in Santa Maria on January 27.
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Relatives of victims weep during a funeral in Santa Maria on January 27.
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Relatives of victims weep during a funeral in Santa Maria on January 27.
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