World News 02-12-2002 who: Caracas fire chief Rodolfo Briceño what: Says 47 people died, most from toxic fumes, in nightclub blaze where: Venezuela when: Yesterday snippet: "Most of the victims choked to death on thick, toxic smoke from burning plastic ornaments in the overcrowded basement disco," says The Sun. "Others were crushed to death in the stampede for blocked emergency exits as hundreds fled the club." Elsewhere, The Guardian reports that 30 women and children were killed in a stampede "when thousands of people scrambled for clothes being handed out as charity in a town in northern Bangladesh." [... more]

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