Condolences to the Brasilian people
My thoughts are with the Brazilian people. It is a real tragedy that more than 230 people died in a nightclub fire while many clubbers are wounded and in hospital. But it is an even greater shock when one realises the number of people who died could have been smaller when there were stricter laws concerning the number of fire exits, or when strict laws existed, they would have been implemented. It seems there was only one fire exit, and thus many people were not able to escape. It is also unbelievable fire is still used in areas with large numbers of people. And was it not known the ceiling could burn? Even cigarettes can cause fire, let alone fireworks inside a building. But even in shows on TV we see firework within buildings, certainly during New Years eve, thus it is normal we sometimes forget about the dangers as mostly nothing happens. When fire is used during shows, it should be sure ceilings, walls and furniture are at a large distance and fireproof while there should be p...