it happened at kiss nightclub in santa maria.ecovery workers now say they're hearing the eerie sound of ring tones. we're in santa maria with the latest. >> reporter: smoke filled the air when the first firefighters entered the nightclub. where shirtless men were already trying to rescue some of the injured. emergency vehicles arrived not realizing the extent of the tragedy they faced. chaos and terror among survivors and the body of victims all around. the fire broke out at about 2:00 in the morning at a nightclub called kiss in santa maria in bra sail's southern most state. the club was packed with some 2,000 people, twice its legal capacity according to officials >> translator: people who were inside the facility when they came out, security guards blocked the exit preventing the crowd from leaving and the tragedy grew worse. >> reporter: people inside said when they came out security guards blocked exits to prevent people from leaving. that's when the crowd started panicking. this is santa maria's local gymnasium. but it's tu

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>> here in santa maria there is some developments in the case today. the police have arrested four people. they were detained for questioning. they are verifying all the information, trying to find out what really happened, looking into the allegations that the band members would have ignited, fireworks, and this was the reason for the fire to begin. this was a very grim day. a lot of burials were happening. yesterday was the day when all of the bodies were removed from the scene and brought to this temporary morgue that was made. i was at a cemetery earlier today. it was painful for the families. everyone is trying to cope with that fact. the city is deeply affected. >> to under 30 people -- 230 l's deadliest fireadie in half a century. do know anything about the sprinklers, fire extinguishers? >> this is part of the police investigation. one of the most common reaction here is that people now are looking into why a all this and negligence allowed for this to happen. people not only in santa maria but other parts of brazil will be asking more about sa

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. >> we continue this morning to follow that deadly fire in santa maria, brazil. they believe a band pyrotechnic show ignited, it burning the ceiling. >> more than 230 people were killed, dying from smoke inhalation and burns. >> as crews searched the charred wreckage of the nightclub sunday, they reported the sound of cell phones ringing and going unanswered. a fire swept through the nightclub in santa maria, brazil, around 2:00 a.m. sunday. about 2000 people were in the club, double its maximum capacity. investigators think pyrotechnics used by the band may have caused the fire. people inside the facility informed us that when they came out security guards blocked the exit to prevent people from leaving. that is when the crowd started panicking and the tragedy grew worse. >> authorities say the victims were found in the bathrooms. the roof also collapsed trapping many. and local gymnasium was turned into a makeshift morgue while families try to locate loved ones. >> there are a lot of people scattered around the hospital also different departments. they have not

santa maria is a major university talent. a security guard and a local this paper said 2000 people were inside the club with the fire broke out. >> to get the latest on this story, let's speak to our reporter on the line from brazil. what more can you tell us of the still developing story? >> it is a tragedy is already being considered one of the largest and most significant in brazil. that some seeing newspapers are reporting the main door inside the nightclub was taken off by the security and was preventing young and people from entering what out pay the entrance fee. that is the latest we have heard. we are also hearing bodies continue to be removed from the nightclub and they're being taken to the main stadium in the city of santa maria. that is the latest we have from here. >> what kind of reaction has there been across brazil? it seems clear there were no exits -- i'm sorry -- i think we just lost her. she was telecast the latest on that fire. we will get more from brazil when we get it. at least six people are dead in

arrests in brazil following that deadly nightclub fire in santa maria.t least 231 people died as flames quickly engulfed this nightclub. the fire may have started by pyrotechnics used by the band playing on the stage at the time. today is the first day of an official three-day mourning period in brazil. it was marked by dozens of funerals in the town of santa maria, and here is a look at how quickly a night of fun turned into an unimaginable tragedy for so many people. at 2:30 a.m. on sunday morning, the kiss nightclub in santa maria is jammed with young people. a band has been performing for about 20 minutes, finishing off one of its songs with a pyrotechnics show, shooting sparks into the air. the acoustic foam insulation on the ceiling catching fire and quickly spreads. as hot glowing embers start to fall the partygoers realize something is going wrong. a stampede breaks out. the club is packed to nearly twice its legal capacity. some 2,000 revelers in their late teens and twenties, according to state officials. but there's only one exit, down a dark,

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the fire broke out early sunday morning in santa maria, a university town in southern brazil. most of the victims were students who apparently died from smoke inhalation. tetiana anderson reports. >> reporter: police are guarding a burned out nightclub in southern brazil where hundreds of people died. early sunday morning rescue workers scrambled to pull victims out of the burning building. clubgoers and firefighters worked together to use sledgehammers to tear down a wall to reach hundreds of people trapped inside. witnesses say the kiss nightclub in santa maria filled with smoke and flames moments after a band member lit a flame on establish. survivors described a chaotic race to reach the only access. they claim security guards stopped people because they thought patrons were trying to leave without paying their bills and firefighters say they couldn't get in and partygoers count get out because bodies started to pile up and block the door. balances rushed the injured to the hospital. doctors say many of the victims died from smoke inhalation and some were trampled. a bounc

this happening in the southern part of the country in santa maria. derrick ward is at the live desk with new details. good morning, derrick. >> good morning. with the death toll at 245, almost every dispatch from the region, that toll only gets higher. it's near the start of the carnival season. the nightclub kiss was reportedly crowded. it turned tragic at that club in santa maria. it's in the south of brazil. it's about three hours ahead of us timewise. rescuers sadly expect the death toll will rise. officials say most of the dead were overcome by smoke and reports that many of the victims were found in bathrooms trying to he is dhap smoke. there are also some deaths and injuries as people were trampled trying to get out of that nightclub. the official start of karn rall is february 8th. but the unofficial start was had weekend. we'll keep you updated as information continues to come in. >> derrick ward, thanks. in the week had ', new gun control measures. the senate judiciary committee will begin hearings on wednesday following president obama's s

unbelievable pictures out of santa maria. for many people who live in this country it sounds familiar. what happened in brazil is triggering a lot of memories of what happened at the rhode island station nightclub fire. these flames sparked also by pyrotechnics, swept through the station nightclub west warrick. 100 people died there in 2003. 200 people were injured there. one of the two brothers who owned the club was sentenced to four years in prison. the other brother got a suspended sentence. joining us now from providence, rhode island, is gino russo who suffered burns from the nightclub fire. she was in a coma for 11 weeks. her fiance did not survive that fire. this the k. not be easy for you to see this kind of news. >> no, it not. it's really difficult, especially because we're coming up on our ten-year anniversary of our tragedy and it's disheartening to know that ten years later that no one's learned a lesson. pretty scary. >> i want to just make note. you look terrific. and i know that you have been through hell. >>

happened in santa maria. officials telling cnn 4 nnch nne dead. up from 220.dly fires of this type in history. i want to bring in cnn shasta darlington in sao paulo, brazil. i imagine investigators are still on the scene. >> reporter: that's right, randi. they still are. this is what enables, unfortunately, these numbers to keep rising. the fire started at local time around 2:00, 2:30. late morning. still dugging through the rubble. still looking for both victims and survivors and the numbers just keep climbing. this is a city that's actually close to the southern border of brazil. a good three-hour drive from the biggest major city nearby. so the information is definitely in flux. we could see numbers climb even further, once the three local hospitals treat all of the injured sense there. some of the people have been injured very seriously. we'll have to see how well they recover. now, again, we're obviously trying to figure out what the cause of this fire was. a lot of reporting that it was pyro tech knicks, there are other officials who believe it happened

the fire broke out at about two in the morning at a nightclub called kiss in santa maria in brazil's southernmost state. the club was packed with some 2,000 people, twice its legal capacity according to officials. >> people who were inside the facility, informed us that when they came out, that security guards blocked the exit to prevent people from leaving, and that's when the crowd started panicking, and the tragedy grew worse. >> people inside told us when they came out, security guards blocked exits to prevent people from leaving, he says. that's when the crowds started panicking. this is santa maria's local gymnasium, it's been turned into a makeshift morgue, there are more than 100 bodies here, hundreds of families have come together trying to locate and identify the relatives who were young people in their late teens, early 20s, they died of asphyxiation and some of them were trampled to death. >> as the coffins for the many victims were lined up, investigators searched for the cause of the fire, which tore through the sound proofing insulation in the roof. brazilian president

>> reporter: this was a very tragic day for santa maria. and the scene at the sports center where the families and friends have gathered to try to identify the bodies throughout the day, trucks carried the bodies to the site, which because it's quite large, it was the only place in the city that had the capacity to actually be a solution for the tragedy that happened because there wasn't a morgue that could take in such a number. >> unfortunately we've seen tragedies like this before. we're understanding that some kind of pyrotechnic show inside the club is what led to this. what is so hard for people to digest is that there was only one exit door for a packed club like that. are you hearing anymore about the setup inside the club that there wasn't easier access for people to get out? >> exactly. lots of witnesses are speaking out about how it was a desperate situation for them, trying to get out, not being able to see far because of the smoke, and on top of that, some witnesses have said that actually security guards stood in their way in

santa maria is a university town and officials say some students were there attending a party. family members broke down as they found out their loved ones had died. but this man says his daughter's name has not been released. his family is still holding out hope. brazil's president cut short a trip to chile to rush home. she says the brazilian people will stand together during the tragedy. >> the band on stage at the time of the fire says one of its members died as well. they noticed a fire on the ceiling and tried to use a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. it didn't work. >>> the images on this video are very real. private first class ted daniels captured video of his experience in afghanistan. the compelling firsthand video captured even the day private daniels was hit by enemy fire. >> help me. i'm hit. i'm hit. i'm hit. i'm hit. >> unbelievable video. fortunately private daniels survived his injuries. his video recently became a youtube sensation and appeared in a music video by ice cube. daniels said he purchased his camera for about 250 bucks at the army post exch

dozens of reports of injuries in the town of santa maria. thousands are marching in the egyptian city. calling for the downfall of the government. in northern mali the residents are celebrating the retreat of the military force. as well as the only bridge leading into the strategic city. in northern myanmar, biters have been forced to retreat to their headquarters after losing a key outpost. the rebels are coming under attack from government helicopters, and they are accusing the government of using chemical weapons in the area. >> up to this day there have been only a few occasions where the use this. it is a serious site. as well for the population. like last year, they called it yellow rain. this especially affected the children. >> military helicopters are rushing to rescue torrential rain and flooding across the south. 36 people have been killed and 70,000 displaced. we have reports from some of the worst hit areas. >> they had been working for hours, but the water quickly runs out. >> a few minutes away, she calls to say she does not k

it broked early sunday morning in santa maria, a university town in southern brazil. most of the victims were students who died from smoke inhalation. >> reporter: police are guarding a burned out nightclub in southern brazil where hundreds of people died. early sunday morning rescue workers scrambled to pull victims out of the burning building. clubgoers and firefighters worked together to use sledgehammers to tear down a wall to reach hundreds of people trapped inside. witnesses say the kiss building caught on fire. they described a chaotic race to reach the only access. they claim security guards stopped people because they thought patrons were trying to leave without paying their bills and firefighters say they couldn't get in and partygoers couldn't get out because body piles started to block the door. doctors say many of the victims died from smoke inhalation and some were trampled. a bouncer said the club was packed with more than 1,000 people. santa maria is a university town and officials say some students were there attending a party. family members broke do

"i would like to say to the people of our country and to the people of santa maria that in this timeogether. and we are going to overcome this sadness while still in mourning." officials say more than 200 people were killed, many from apparent smoke inhalation. a state fire official says about 2,000 people were inside the club when the fire broke out... double the maximum capacity of 1,000. this incident calls to mind other deadly nightclub fires in recent years. just five months ago, a fire at a popular club in phuket, thailand killed four. one of the most memorable happened in the united states in february 2003. pyrotechnics used by the heavy metal band, great white, sparked a fire that claimed 100 lives at a nightclub in west warwick, rhode island . "we're really sad, and it's a hard feeling." people stateside are also mourning sunday's tragedy. congregants of a brazilian christian church in marietta, georgia are gathering to pray for victims and their families. "we just um, remember them and hope and pray for, you know, the best for the people in that community and the community

cnn's shasta darlington joins us live from santa maria, brazil. shasta, what can you tell us about these arrests? >> reporter: well, carol, they obviously give us some indication where these investigations are going. there have been a lot of reports that the club simply wasn't prepared for this kind of emergency. perhaps that its license was even expired, that the whole inferno could have been set off by a pyrotechnics show that the band members themselves were putting on. the fact that these people have been arrested certainly gives us some indication that this is the problem. now, i'm just a few steps away from the nightclub kiss where this fire tore out early sunday morning, killing 231 people. the investigators now still going through the clues, combing through the rubble. it's a bright, quiet day. people from santa maria gathered here. this was a different scene just a few hours ago. smoke filled the air when the first firefighters entered the nightclub, where shirtless men were already trying to rescue some of the injured. emergency vehicles

on sunday morning, the kiss nightclub in santa maria is jammed with young people. performing for about 20 minutes, finishing off one of its songs with a pyrotechnics show, shooting sparks into the air. the acoustic foam insulation on the ceiling starts fire, quickly spreading. as hot glowing embers start to fall the partygoers realize something is going wrong and a stampede breaks out. the club is packed to nearly twice its legal capacity. some 2,000 revelers in their late teens and 20s, according to state officials. but there's only one exit, down a dark, narrow hallway that is soon jammed with people trying to escape and quickly filling up with smoke. people fall to the ground and are trampled. security guards at first block the exit. >> translator: when i was trying to get out the staff stopped me and i yelled fire, fire! but the security guards were not realizing what was going on. i think that many of them thought they were riots or people just trying to get out without paying. >> the crowd panicked and finally pushing past the guards, just as parts of the roo

it happened early this morning in the city of santa maria. college students were packed in the club celebrating the end of their summer vacation when the fire broke out. brazil's president rushed back from a summit in chile. >> this is a tragedy for all of us. i would like to say to the people of our country and to the people of santa maria that in this time of sadness, we're all together. >> we will have much more on brazil at the bottom of the hour. in egypt, at least 30 people were killed in clashes in the city of port sied. they wanted to reach 21 people who were sentenced to death last week for their part in a deadly soccer riot. >>> the debate over gun control ramped up this weekend. activists on both sides are pushing their points of view. enthusiasts flocked to gun shows across the country and dianne feinstein went on several sunday morning talk shows to push legislation banning military-style rifles. >>> hollywood's biggest names in tv and film hit the red carpet tonight for one of the most entertaining award shows of the season. we'

it happened in the city of santa maria. a band's fireworks show was apparently to blame. >> reporter: rescue workers scrambled to pull victims out of a burning nightclub in brazil. clubgoers and firefighters worked together to use sledge hammers to tear down a wall to reach hundreds of people trapped inside. witnesses say a band member on sage lit a flair moments before the -- flare moments before the flames. they claim security guards stopped people from gets out because they thought patrons were trying to leave without paying their bills. and the police say they could not get in and partygoers could not get out because bodies started to pileup and block the door [sirens] ambulances rushed to the scene to bring the injured to the hospital. doctors say many of the victims died from smoke inhalation and some were trampled. a bouncer says the club was packed with more than 1,000 people. it is a college town and a local university says the club was hosting a party for its students. brazil's president cut short a trip to chile

more than 230 people killed in a nightclub fire in the southern city of santa maria. chaos and confusion filled the streets as good samaritans tried to rescue the people trapped inside. as duncan reports now, it appears a band's pyrotechnics may have started the fire. >> reporter: at least 232 people were killed early on sunday at a nightclub in southern brazil. more than 100 others are being treated in hospitals. reports say a flare or firework was lit, possibly by a band member or someone from the production team. it then set fire to the club's ceiling. partygoers stampeded towards the exits, many struggling to get out in the confusion. officials in the town of santa maria say the majority of victims died from suffocation. most of the partygoers were students from the nearby university. brazil's president has cut short a visit to chile to return to the town saying she would mobilize all possible resources to help in the rescue efforts. nbc news, london. >>> elsewhere, jips president mohamed morsi declaring a month-long state of emergency in three cities today. the p

santa maria is a university town, the and officials say some students were there attending a party. family members broke down as they found out their loved ones had died. but this man says his daughter's name has not been released, so his family is still holding out hope. brazil's president cut short a trip to chile to rush back home. she says the brazilian people will stand together during this national tragedy. tatiana anderson for cbs news. >> tonight a doctor who has been treating victims says most of the dead appear to have suffocated. >>> it could happen here? surae chinn has reaction from local emergency responders. they warn that you should know how to get out of a nightclub before going into that club. >> reporter: neddy junior is the vip manager. >> we have two exits, the front exit and back exit. we also keep count of how many people are in the building. >> reporter: maximum capacity allows 180 people for the first floor of the nightclub. >> and the second level is 70 people. security is told to tell everyone to talk. >> reporter: know a second way out. >> they're all goi

. >> thousands took to the streets of santa maria on monday night in a peaceful protest. they wore white to honor the victims and demanded justice. earlier, residents created a memorial outside the nightclub for those who died inside in the blaze. >> the country is in mourning, and we feel the need to share the pain of the people who are suffering. we are here, and we just do not have words to describe it. >> the investigation into the nightclub fire is ongoing, but the brazilian government says it takes public safety seriously. >> with this tragedy, it is our duty to make a commitment to ensure that this will never be repeated. >> the tragedy has heightened concerns about public safety in brazil ahead of the major international sporting events being housed in a country like the soccer world cup next year and the 2016 summer olympics. >> i hope the government makes adequate preparations to welcome visitors to brazil. there needs to be better preparation and big investments on training security personnel so they can cope with emergencies. >> police have arrested four peopl

santa maria is a university town. >> i'm very happy that i'm here. but i cannot explain how i feel about my friends. about the city. >> reporter: four arrests have been made so far. reportedly, a club co-owner and two band members. brazil is in mourning, as everyone tries to make sense of it all. brian, this is the deadliest fire this country has seen in more than half a century. they blocked doors because they thought that young people hadn't paid for their drinks, and many back in the u.s. will be reminded of a terrible tragedy ten years ago in rhode island. again, a packed nightclub, a fire, and panic that ended in tragedy. back then, 100 lives were lost. here in brazil, that death toll has more than doubled. and brian, tonight, a fourth arrest here. >> what a terrible story. keir simmons starting us off in brazil tonight. thanks. >>> in washington this evening, here's something we haven't been able to say in a long time. there is new hope for a broad bipartisan agreement, this time on the issue of immigration reform. after republicans took a hist

>> what we know it's one of the biggest in the city of santa maria which is a city of around 270,000 people. it is a big university town. what we know is that the club was filled with young people on saturday night a lot of them were students. the club has organized special parking for groups. this is a local area a rural area. there were carnival spots in brazil last mornt they were set up to go through the carnival celebration. that was another reason why the club was so full. >> andrew, how quickly did the authorities respond to the fire? were they able to rescue a number of people as well as those who perished and how were the local hospitals handling the injuries? >> well, authorities were on the scene quite quickly. but they did have trouble getting into the nightclub. we have seen footage of people outside of the club with jackhammers and with axes physically knocking down the wall of the club in order to let some of the smoke out. we could see the thick black smoke billowing from the club. a lot of people managed to get out they took them to the sports facility. families in t

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