Published January 30, 2013, 01:27 PM

Brazil nightclub owner blames country for fire

SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) — The owner of a nightclub in southern Brazil where more than 230 people died in a fire last weekend deflected blame to "the whole country," as well as to architects and inspectors charged with making sure the building was safe, his lawyer said Wednesday.

By: Juliana Barbassa, Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun

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