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Brazilians are still shock the devastating loss life after the nightclub fire the city Santa Maria southern Rio Grande do Sul state. The blaze the Kiss club has so far claimed the lives 236 partygoers. The death toll could rise as another 87 people are fighting their life respirators intensive care units. Investigators have been quick to ascertain the cause such a high number fatalities. They blame a highly flammable and toxic foam that was used to soundproof the club. Santa Maria police chief Marcelo Arigony told reporters: "If it weren't this material, no one would have died." The police also blamed faulty fire extinguishers and alarms, and a single obstructed emergency exit.

The co-owner the nightclub is blaming "the whole country" the disaster. Elissandro Spohr, 28, has been arrested police operating a nightclub without a valid license his club's safety certificate expired last year. He is currently a hospital trying to commit suicide. He reportedly told police officers he no longer has the will to live and regrets he was ever born. His lawyer says Mr Spohr blames all the inspectors who approved the plans the nightclub, saying: "My client's responsibility is having trusted too much the inspectors and those responsible the construction." He denies police reports overcrowding – that 1,200 people were a place with a capacity 700.