they saw the fire start in the basement section of the club after a bottle containing “birthday candles” was held up too close to the wooden ceiling.

Fuck. I bet it was flimsy wooden panels (a solid wooden floor construction would not catch fire from candles that easily) in a club. Killing dozens for a bit of “rural atmosphere” without thinking of the fire hazard. Whatever idiot came up with that idea is going to pay dearly for it. Criminal idiocy and a total disregard for building and safety codes - still much too common everywhere.

The cause of the blaze, which was initially reported as an explosion, remains unclear but authorities said it appeared to be an accident rather than an attack

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New year immolation