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| Apr.18 |
Argentina |
Smoke chokes Buenos Aires Map of Buenos Aires Argentina 300 brush fires set deliberately consumed thousands of acres in the provinces of Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos
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| Aug.23 |
Brazil |
At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire Map of Ponte Nova Brazil| The inmates broke out of a cellblock and set a fire in an apparent attempt to settle scores with a rival gang in the south-central state of Minas Gerais | |
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| Feb.3 |
Chile |
Tourists killed in hotel fire A fire swept through a small hotel in the southern city of Punta Arenas leaving 10 foreign tourists dead
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| Dec.5 |
Paraguay |
Anger at blaze verdict Clashes have broken out after the verdict on the owner of a shopping mall where more than 350 died was heard
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| Nov.20 |
Guatemala |
Fire kills 15 in market An enormous fire at Central America's largest open-air market sent up columns of smoke visible 6 miles away
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Evacuee bus explodes as Rita closes
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| Sep.15 |
Mexico |
Explosions rocks fireworks market A fire engulfed is setting off a chain of explosions that destroyed hundreds of open-air stands
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| Jul.12 |
Costa Rica |
Hospital fire kills 17 16 patients and a nurse have died in a blaze in a hospital in San Jose's Calderon Guardia hospital
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| Mar.7 |
Dominican Republic |
Prison fire 'kills 140' Clashes between rival gangs in the prison in the eastern town of Higuey led to a fire
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| Dec.31 |
Argentina |
Man arrested over fire The authorities have arrested Omar Chaban, the owner of a nightclub where 175 people were killed in a fire
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| Dec.30 |
Argentina |
175 dead in Buenos Aires club fire| The fire began about 11 p.m. during a rock concert in the Republica Cro Magnon disco, in the Once section | | |
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| Nov.16 |
Venezuela |
Fire hits Venezuela's biggest refinery The fire at the Paraguana Refinery Complex is injuring one worker
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| Aug.2 |
Paraguay |
Doors were locked Investigators picked through the remains of a supermarket and look at short circuit as possible cause of blaze
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| Aug.1 |
Paraguay |
Supermarket fire death toll tops 300| The fire broke out at the Ycua Bolanos supermarket while it was crowded with Sunday shoppers. Dozens were injured | | |
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School blaze kills 90
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| Dec.1 |
Venezuela |
Nightclub Blaze in Caracas Kills 47| A fire ripped through a packed basement. Most of the victims suffocated by smoke | |
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| Sep.29 |
Sao Paulo |
11 die during riot at prison Most died of asphyxiated in fires, during a riot that erupted after dozens of inmates escaped from a prison
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| Jul.20 |
Peru |
Nightclub fire kills 28 A fire swept through a dance club that had no sprinklers and poorly marked exits
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Fire at Buckingham Palace
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| Dec.30 |
Peru |
Rescuers recovering more bodies Rescuers are picking through the rubble of a shopping centre in Lima. Some victims trapped in cars caught in the fire
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| Dec.29 |
Peru |
Fireworks blaze kills 230| Blaze swept through a popular shopping district in the capital Lima | |
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| Dec.15 |
Paraguay |
Prison riot kills at least 22 Rioters lit a fire at a jail. 200 of the 527 prisoners were burned
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| May.21 |
Chile |
28 die in prison riot fire Prisoners set mattresses and blankets on fire. 150 inmates were injured
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Christmas Day blaze kills 309
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