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90 reported dead in Brazil nightclub fire

At least 90 people are reported to have died in a nightclub fire in Brazil.

Brazilian media reports say it broke out at the Kiss nightclub in the southern city of Santa Maria.

The fire's believed to have begun when a band on stage started a fireworks display.

As many as 2,000 people were in the club at the time.