Brasilia, Brazil (AP) - Police in the city of Santa Maria in southern Brazil have lowered the death toll from a nightclub fire to 232. More than 100 others were injured in the fire.
Police Maj. Cleberson Braida says that's the total of dead at the club. He says the bodies have been brought to a gymnasium in the city of Santa Maria.
Witnesses say it may have been a flare or a firework that started the blaze. Survivors, police and firefighters are providing the same account of a band member setting the ceiling's soundproofing ablaze.
A local newspaper reports the club has a capacity of between 1,000-2,000 people. The cause of the fire isn't known.
