Fire at Brazil nightclub kills 245
Fire at Brazil nightclub kills 245
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#1Fire at Brazil nightclub kills 245
Posted: 1/27/13 at 11:11am
Such a horrific tragedy.
A reminder to most of us who attend performance spaces on a regular basis...take a few seconds to make a mental note of where the emergency exits are when you arrive. Natural instinct causes many people to try to exit the same way they came in when there is an emergency which is usually not the best decision.
Fire at Brazil nightclub
#2Fire at Brazil nightclub kills 245
Posted: 1/27/13 at 11:25amAre the fire codes in Brazil similar to the U.S.? The article mentions that hundreds were funneling through a single fire exit. If the space was so large that it can accommodate 500 people, are two exits enough? (The normal entrance, plus a fire exit?)
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#2Fire at Brazil nightclub kills 245
Posted: 1/27/13 at 11:31am
The article I read said that it can hold at least 2000, but none of the emergency exits were marked.
The fire codes are nothing like US.
wexy
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/05
#3Fire at Brazil nightclub kills 245
Posted: 1/27/13 at 12:36pm
It reminded of the fire here in Rhode Island at a club
Had to look it up. Very sad
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/01/27/painful-memories-for-ri-station-nightclub-fire-survivors-after-club-fire-in-brazil/
'Take me out tonight where's there's music and there's people and they're young and alive.'
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#4Fire at Brazil nightclub kills 245
Posted: 1/27/13 at 12:41pmFirst thing I thought of too, Wexy. Another case of people using pyro in an unsafe manner.
#5Fire at Brazil nightclub kills 245
Posted: 1/27/13 at 12:48pmJust read that there were 2,000 people there, which was double the capacity.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
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#6Fire at Brazil nightclub kills 245
Posted: 1/27/13 at 12:49pm
This is really sad. Being from Brazil, all of this hits really close to home. Fire codes in São Paulo (the state I live in) became very strict after a huge fire on a office building in the early 70's. I'm not sure how they are in Rio Grande (the state where this happened).
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Updated On: 1/27/13 at 12:49 PM
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