Fire extinguisher failed. Authorities are still identifying the victims, but most are likely to be students from the local university. The fatal sdifernt is being treated as a National Tragedy in brazil. President cut short a state trip to chile returning home to meet with victims families and pledging national support. We stand together at this time. And even though there is a lot of sadness we will pull through. The three American Exchange students studying at that university are all fine. A u. S. Embassy spokesperson told cbs news no americans appear to have been involved jim . Margaret, thank you. This fire in brazil is one the deadliest nightclub fires ever. 13 years ago at a club in china a welders torch ignited a fire that claimed 309 lives. X years nooing rhode island a hundred people were killed in a fire that started with malfunctioning pyrotechnics. The same cause suspected in this slatest latest fire in brazil. The president of egypt has declared a state of emergency in thr