They took all measures to prevent people from going out without paying, but they had 0 safety measures in case of an emergency. Money really screws with people's minds.
And even the whole disaster was caused by money greed, instead of the SAFE 10 dollar one they went with the cheapest that the worker literally said was not indoor safe.,,,. So disgusting and greedy
@@OpposumParty87But one was the Band and the safety stuff was the club. So whats your point? The leader of the band ist the biggest sc0mbag in this story and the club owners the little cherry on top.
the fact that all of this could have been avoided if everyone involved at every step hadn't decided to commit huge fire safety violations is infuriating.
You know that movie, Jennifer's Body? I kept thinking about the beginning of it when they talked about the band starting it and the band being the first out, also with their instruments. Yes, in Jennifer's Body, it was intentional [and it was a movie], but I couldn't help but see the parallels. I hope something is put together to humanize all of the victims and so people can remember them as more than just a number/statistic. I know there are so many, but a limited docu-series could be produced with the express consent of the families.
@@Myaccount923 I didn't connect the netflix series (which is based on The Fall Of The House Of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe) but I did think of the actual written work. The series was well-done and I loved it, personally. I just can't stand the amount of people who don't realize it's classic literature turned into a show, vs just a show. Sorry for the rant, it's fresh in my mind and I needed to get that out. I agree with you regarding the resemblance of the series.
That bouncer should face some kind of charges too. A ton of people were literally screaming at him that there was a fire and he refused to let them go until they paid.
I understand both points of view. The bouncer was doing his job, which was to not let people go out without paying. Even though people were screaming, there was no way for him to know if there was an actual fire or if people were just trying to leave without paying. When we know what we know now, of course we want to blame him and say “he should have let them through”, but then he didn’t really know what was going on
The scary thing is that clubs/bars still work like that. I was just in Brazil for the first time a couple months ago and was confused at first. You sign up when you enter, charge things. But then have to go to another part of the place to pay. And they give you some sort of wristband that proves you’ve settled up. So the guard can let you out. Otherwise you pay first, get a slip of paper that you hand the bartender so they know what to give you, which is a better system and would avoid the potential issues in an emergency situation.
Jovani’s story made me cry. He risked his own life with 40% less lungs than most people to try to save his brother and succeeded as well as saved others. That had to be a hard thing to do surrounded by so much panic, fear, death, and carnage.
I was cleaning but had to stop. I just had to stop and just breathe because I was a mess after hearing about him. I hope that somewhere there is a memorial of all the victims and the heroes who lost their lives.
@@reneyork1374 The victims' families formed an institution to support each other and fight for justice. Some time later, the city council gave them the building where the nightclub used to be and now there are plans to transform it into a memorial for the victims.
Side note: it’s very not cool for multiple reasons that that one nightclub employee used the fire extinguisher for fun to spray at people, obviously because they used it and didn’t replace it, but also because depending on the kind of fire extinguisher it is (ie water, foam, chemical, class a, class b, class c, etc) it can cause serious health issues, if not be fatal if ingested. Fire extinguishers are not a toy!
True, it is a health hazard. During a school event, one of the performers sprayed fire extinguisher to the audience and that led them fainting. Those are not props goodness.
When I was in high school, during a senior prank someone started straying the fire extinguisher everywhere and they sent several people to the hospital.
47:22 Almost brought me to tears. Imagine rushing into a burning building to save your brother, but you can't just ignore a stranger covered in soot, who also need your help, so your focus turns to them instead. Then you go hospital to tend to your own wounds thinking you failed and that you'll never see your brother again, only to find out later that that stranger you saved was him all along 😢
Omg I'm only 17 mins in...I usually disregard people going "that's gods work" like it's absurd to me. But that thought was exactly what went through my mind reading that. The only time I'll ever believe it was a God or something higher than a human, made him turn his attention to the person covered in soot. Because that higher being knew that's the person the man was trying to save. Sounds crazy to me just thinking abt it
@@ktxoxie772Whether God is real or not doesnt ultimately matter. Even if he isnt real the human instinct and condition itself is what does the work and either God works through that or people ascribe it to Gods work. And believing in God or some kind of higher power is useful for that whether it exists or not. If you believe in God deeply then that will manifest in your instincts and you might have an easier time recognizing them and acting on them. Afterall when God is telling you to do something you do it, even if God is just how you perceive your instincts. Same thing with guardian spirits and the like. You think your guardian spirit is an animal or one of your ancestors or whatever? Well when that animal or ancestor appears for you and guides you then you listen. I believe it can make it easier to recognize your own instincts if you believe there is something guiding you that will represent your instincts.
This genuinely made me cry. Hearing about each individual life and their loved ones, people risking their lives for strangers, it was beautiful but also horrible, the entire situation.
As an almost victim of the Kiss Nightclub Tragedy (I was there, but left early) THANK YOU. For spreading the word, for the accuracy, for the respect for all the friends I lost that night. Keep up the amazing work, Rotten Mangoes crew
I knew that there would be victim blaming. God if at my kid's funeral, the pastor started demonizing my kid for being human and wanting to enjoy his life, I would get out of the church in handcuffs with blood on my hands. The audacity!
That’s exactly why I left the church. They stand there with all their judgments and don’t hear what they should. I’ve no interest in being around people like that!
@@TJ-bn2cnright, I’m still a Christian but I prefer not to go to church anymore. It hurts my heart to see other so-called Christians bringing down other people. Like one of the biggest takeaways from the Bible is to love your neighbors, love everyone no matter what, respect everyone, but apparently that’s not a thing anymore 🙄
If it was me in that situation that pastor would have got some of these hands, what an insensitive and cruel thing to say to a grieving parent, no wonder why many people hate these religious bigots😒
@@AbbieCarew The fact that the ones responsible for the deaths of hundreds due to their negligence are still out and about is absolutely disgusting. I feel like justice truly is fleeting.
for you guys it’s cheap, here in Brazil we use Real R$ , a dollar is 5R$, our salary is low so it’s kinda expensive for most of brazilians to afford 9 dollars
I live in Brazil and I had friends who died in this nightclub. From beginning to end, it was a failure on the part of the house's management.... How many text messages did children send to their mothers saying: 'I won't be able to leave, but I love you, don't forget'. Even today it's horrible. And worst of all, the lowest-ranking workers, who didn't even have access to all security issues, received the most severe sentence... poor family men, with almost 30 years in prison, for just installing a wire for it was commanded them. This case still affects me today, as I lost 3 direct friends, and about 8 indirect ones.
A friend texted his girlfriend: Hey, I'm stuck in the bathroom and there's a lot of smoke and fire, I won't be able to get out, but know that I love you! Be very frivolous because you deserve it. good night, goodbye and I love you..... How do you read this and make it normal? I barely watched your video, because it's too heavy for me, I can tell you a thousand terrible versions of what happened that day.
how shameful! the owner of the club cried that he had to spend his BIRTHDAY IN JAIL!!! 242 STUDENTS WHO DID NOT EVEN PASS THE AGE OF 30 OR 35 ARE NOT EVEN ALIVE TO SPEND THEIR BIRTHDAYS!!! what kind of a human would do that! the fact that he spoke this infront of the victims loved ones makes my blood boil!! i really hope that the people who passed away are in heaven looking down and smiling at their loved ones assuring them that they are ok! ALSO how could someone blame it religion be it any reason! whats a fire which killed 242 students who weren't even at blame got to do with CHURCH!!! its also so inhuman of the lead vocalist to blame anyone but him!! people who were involved in this blame anyone and anything except but themselves!!
@@JoeyisDREADfulhmmmm.. well you have your perceptions crafted for you by God’s enemies.. Who has control over popular perception? Who controls the media and education? Who would fight for “the right” to kill their own babies? Not Christians.. They banished God from schools and public areas.. Morality has been lost. The Godless democrats seized control and have instilled their morals into the American public.. your Christ comment was real nice. Im assuming you are an atheist democrat. Watch all the violent or sex related crime videos since 2020.. find out how many “Christians” or conservatives are involved in these..
I knew fireworks were dangerous, but I never considered how truly dangerous they could be. Plastic melting into your brain within _SECONDS_ is terrifying. I can’t believe I’ve never heard of this considering how many died, but this is what I appreciate about your channel. You always bring tragic stories from all over the world and tell them with the utmost compassion.
I mean the building materials played the major role here and not fire works or the dangers associate with them. It was just the catalyst to structural fire. The Boston marathon bombings were perpetrated with fire work explosives and pressure cookers. Fire works generally use some king of paper products to confine the explosives so there's a very fine limit to how much pressure can build up. Replace the cardboard with a steel pipe and now that pressure can get up there to turn into an improvised frag grenade.
@@whatsmolly5741no I totally know what you mean. I was mainly referring to the stories she told about the brain melting and how forth of July is a war zone in the hospital. This should have never happened in the first place and it is so upsetting to hear that so many lives were lost.
Not to mention how it affects anyone around the area where fireworks are lit. Trees and bushes can catch fire, many veterans suffering from PTSD feel like they're in a warzone, and many pets can experience anxiety with the loud noises. I made a little blanket fort for my cat and sat near him as he waited for the world to stop ending, and that's with my city banning fireworks within city limits. You can't convince someone that something is dangerous if they're determined to do it anyway. Those owners never considered the possible repercussions of their "cost-saving" tactics. I don't blame people for seeking justice to this day.
Yea whoever let their kid do that should be charged with something. Idk child endangerment? Gross negligence? Adults have a duty to teach kids how to safely be pyromaniacs. The worst injury I ever had on fourth of July was a small 2nd degree burn from a sparkler when I was like 4. Then a couple years ago, I was like 20. I got some ash in my eye from the mortars we were blowing up lmao. Lesson being, we were reasonably safe. Although the mortars you gotta be really careful with. If they fall, they blow up on the ground instead of the sky, and then its time to effing RUN XD
I really don't get why 10 euros for a firework was too much for this guy to pay, seems like a cheap firework where I'm from. Why would he use an outside firework indoors, he should've guessed it would cause trouble...
Same here. I’m watching tru crime stories from few UA-camrs and this case hits me hard. I cried and prayed for the victims and their families… I served myself sleepless night… so many things went wrong. Unbelievable!
I remember watching the news in the morning, hugging my mom and crying. The idea of phones ringing and families calling their loved ones haunts me until today. Nobody from Brazil who remembers this tragedy enters a bar or nightclub without looking at the exits anymore.
The same thing in Russia after similar thing years before this one. Also we have mandatory show exits and evacuation plans in cinema before movie, cos of the similar other accident
Não apensar checando onde fica a saída de emergência, mas contando os passos até a saída de onde se está. Numa emergência é de extrema importância saber a distância e no caos a percepção muda.
If you are in a small club like this for a concert and you even just hear a rumor about pyrotechnics possibly being used, get out of there. The fire at a Rhode Island nightclub happened 10 years before this due to similar circumstances and killed 100 people.
or better yet dont go to a night club at all i've only been to a nightclub once in my life, i told myself never to step foot in one ever again its dark, tight, crowded, extremely noisy and yes there is only 1 fkin exit and its blocked if shit goes down you'd be dead with literally zero fighting chance or worse you wont even notice shit had went down
@@loucipher7782 What awful advice. Thinking like that would keep you from going out and having fun bc of the fear of something bad happening. It's okay to go out and have fun with friends at a club. Idk what club you went to but not all of them are super packed with only one exit? Most of them have multiple emergency exits.
@@loucipher7782I agree, I’m 24 but I’ve never been to a club or nightclub ever before and I always ask about the nightlife, and there’s just too many hazards for me to want to risk experiencing. call me boring but I always find better ways to enjoy life outside my work because I just want to be safe:)
As brazilian woman, this event changed everything in my young adult life as a freshman at college. I remember waking up with this tragedy on tv, and went on and on every channel. There was no regular shows that day. Till this day I don’t go into closed clubs or crowded places. The amount of pain I saw that day THROUGH the tv was enough.
Wow, the taxi drivers and civilians offering to transport the victims brings tears to my eyes. Its always so humbling how communities come together during tragedies.
This moment instantly brought tears to my eyes. That taxi driver got a call to drive the doctor there but he had absolutely no requirement or expectation to stay, let alone start helping transport victims back and forth to whatever hospitals could take them. Thank God for all those who put themselves at risk and jumped into action to save anyone and everyone they could. I'm sure they are still haunted by these memories but hopefully they have found some sort of peace in knowing they are incredible people that did everything they could that night. We will all honor their efforts with nothing but love, appreciation and the utmost respect for their courage and bravery
Delvani could not recognize his brother because of the dirt and grime, but in that day, in all those he saved, it destroys me to imagine that perhaps he saw his brother within all of them. That he saved his brother, over and over and over again.
I would add never insist to someone to go when they don't want to. Also, it's said if you are already home and made up your mind to stay, don't go out if they call you even if they insist
If a pastor said my child would be alive if he were in church instead, I would have been locked up within the hour. Those religious people make me sick.
That is infuriating! It's like outright telling the parents 'Your child is dead because they are unholy and went clubbing instead of coming to my church.'
I was in a crowd crush during a concert and you can't imagine how upsetting it is to have people tell me I wouldn't be traumatized and hurt if I had "been a good girl" and stayed home.
actually, Dilma, the president was the only politician who REFUSED to enter the gymnasium, she said she didn’t have the right to enter it before any of the family members. she cancelled every thing she had on her official schedule for the next days, dropped everything and went to the city. i have many critics towards her job as a president, but in this case, the way she dealt with this tragedy, was the way of a mom and a grandmother.
About the president's photo. Former president Dilma, and current president of the Bank of the BRICS, could be accused of many things. She wasn't very smart. She led the country into a gigantic economic crisis (that was more due to the crash of the commodity prices in a country that to this day is too dependent on commodities and didn't learn the lesson and is just waiting for it to happen again blaming ALL on Dilma when it's in fact the failed economic model that runs through the right wing and left wing untouchable- but it's also true that her measures just made things way worse). Some accuse her of corruption because HER PARTY, specially with his predecessor at the presidency, not her, was involved in large scale corruption scandals (that continued after the party went out, so much so it is back in power) but nothing against HER was never proved and she was impeached for a pretext that than was later proved false (meaning she took all the rage for her predecessor and her party in this matter because of the economic crisis). But okay, let's say you can (as some will) implicate her on corruption as well. I can give you even that. BUT one thing that she CANNOT be accused (and her predecessor definitely CAN- to the ones that think I'll be defending her for be left leaning) is of being populist and manipulative to take advantage of such a moment. To be clear I never voted for her (Yeas, I voted for Lula, of course) and I'd NEVER vote for her again, for her handling of the economic crisis and the Olympics. But she surely has a good heart, a good and naive heart of a stupid person. Her problem is in her BRAINS not in her heart. It's unjust portraying her like that despite her many flaws exactly because her flaws stem from her naivety and lack of brains, so to speak. But, often in Brazil she and Lula are took by the opposition as one. Lula IS a populist, Lula probably was involved in corruption, Lula cared for his image. BUT, contrary to the opposition his handle of the economy was so so, he wouldn't cause the crisis Dilma "caused" in a million year. And Dilma was pure hearted and just messed everything up economically. But, as they are from the same party, all things are usually mingled together. Two very different people.
VERY true. 100% with you. I feel like anyone should be able to criticize any politician, whether you voted for them or not. I did vote for her. Just like you, I have many criticisms towards her administration, of course, but it would be very frivolous of me to say she wasn't respectful in this incident. Because she was. I feel like everything becomes a reason to get political, so people attack her or Lula for random reasons and it's actually very exausting. This moment was not political. It was a tragedy and she was the commander in chief of our country responding to it. That's all.
As a Brazilian, i can tell you that the whole country still feels this tragedy. We are still traumatized by this, and it's impossible to get into a club without looking for the exits and imagine how fast you can go there if an emergency happens. It's been 11 years, and we are still suffering all those losses.
Yeah... i was like 7? when it happened. I remember how my family changed forever. My cousin was there. Happily, they survived, but they were very burned and some of they friends sadly passed away.
It's so horrible that this whole fire and the deaths of hundreds of innocent students would've never happened if a few people hadn't been cheapskates and disregarded safety.
this was HUGE here in brazil. protests, investigations, and so many parents mourning their kids… even when it went to the court, everyone in the country was watching it, wanting answers as well. I remember that I was a kid when this happened, and only now as an adult, recently, we were able to get something similar to closure. it breaks my heart, still.
A resposta é bem clara, foi falta de segurança da casa da parte eletrica. Não houveram os testes técnicos realizados, e sabiam que estavam atrasados, e não era a primeira vez, mas, foi a primeira que houve isso.
@@TheHelenaHell e ainda assim eu sinto que o pais em geral nao aprendeu nada, se você se preocupa com esse tipo de coisa por aqui voce é a "chata do role"
@@rbcbcs não sei, eu sinto que esse incidente abalou muito, sabe? Eu vejo MTA comoção ainda, mas nada traz de volta ou compensa nada. E por mais piegas que seja, o foda eh saber: que era 100% evitável! Totalmente. Eu tenho a mensagem do meu amigo até hoje, e sempre que eu leio, eu não acredito, acho que era mentira, brincadeira... Pq não sabia na época do incêndio. E perdi uma pessoa muito querida por nada. Eu nem sei o que falar, pq dói.
@@TheHelenaHellsinto muito princesa, me deixa muito p*ta que isso tudo não só poderia ter sido facilmente evitado mas tb que tudo isso foi causado por pura ganancia e ruindade mesmo dos donos, o dinheiro era mais importante que a vida e a segurança das pessoas. E vou te dizer, moro em JP no nordeste, e aqui tem algumas baladas que ainda são assim sabe? Não estão reguladas, não tem saídas de emergência suficientes, etc. E conversando com amigos e familiares de outros estados eu escuto o mesmo, é horrível! Aqui uma das únicas baladas que segue tudo direitinho é literalmente a maior balada de João Pessoa, a Priscylla’s House. Eu n confio mais em ambientes fechados por conta desse e de outros desastres.
I am from another town but i am studying in Santa Maria. There is a big wall downtown where are written the names of all 242 victims. The kiss building is still there, abandoned. Many students who died were from the University i am studying. I have many professors (from healthcare) who have helped on the day of the tragedy and it's something they, and this whole city, are really never going to forget.
We had a similar tragedy happened in Argentina. Cromañón's Tragedy. The club, the band, the fireworks, the ceiling on fire, hundreds of kid's dying... Everything was so similar, it gave me chills.
The mothers of the Argentinian tragedy actually helped a lot of the parents of the Brazilian tragedy to grieve and heal. There’s an entire episode about this in the documentary about Kiss’ tragedy
I live in Ireland and we had the same thing here it’s called the stardust fire by the way they were locked in too the court case only ended it took decades for some form of justice
My state of Rhode Island had a horrible nightclub fire back in 2003. 100 people died from it. You probably have heard about the Station Nightclub fire back then.
I was holding it together listening to you. You are such a good storyteller but when you called them "babies" I lost my shit sobbing. I'm a mom of grown children. You nailed it. You said "babies" several times. When you are a parent all those grown adults are their babies. I can't stop crying now.
The fact that the club owner, Kiko, escaped during the fire and stayed hidden in the days prior is INSANE. This changed our lifes as young students in Brasil, we still traumatized by this.
We had a similar tragedy in Romania, Colectiv Club in 2016. Hundreds of people have died from the exact same thing - fireworks and that material that melted and burned 😢. After 8 years, no one has been blamed and the victim's parents are still trying to fight the government for that. RIP to all these souls 🙏🏻
i looked it up bc of this vid, people (including the mayor of the city sector at the time) got sentenced +had to pay damages in may 2022. mayor got 4 years, the rest 6 to 11 years. cam puțin, dar nu mă așteptam deloc să fie atins un politician
I’m from Brazil and this tragedy still haunt me. The city where this happened actually never moved on from what happened, the whole city still grieving. Thank you Stephanie for talking about this with care.
The" lady in red," directing them to the wrong, exists, feels like a hungry ghost collecting souls. This case reminds me of the fire at the club in the US in 2003.
My dad was in that station fire. Luckily he made it out because of a worker who directed him the right way, the guy next to him went the other way, he would end up dying.
@@emmamiller7438I saw a documentary about that. I'm glad we have better fire codes now. My dad died in a fire but it was because he actually got out and his cat got to the window and started crying for him so he went back in. I can't blame him I couldn't resist going back for my pet looking at me and crying. Plus that window was only 5 feet from the door. But I guess the smoke gets you fast.
Dear God in Heaven! I'm a retired nurse who worked for some time in emergency departments, and for the last over forty years I've lived in a war zone. I had to watch this in installments, through a flood of tears. You, my dear lady, have a gift for both choosing the story and narrating it that is rarely seen in this world. God bless you and may we learn from these stories so we can prevent future horrors.
I can’t imagine what you’ve seen but I will say that you should be so incredibly proud of yourself for what you’ve accomplished in helping these people, whatever the outcome, you were there for them more than anyone else could be ❤
Hearing you talk about Natalia and her father was where I lost it... I can't begin to imagine the pain that man must have been feeling, and to still remain by Raphael's side to make sure that he wouldn't be alone is truly a selfless act of compassion. That, and which was displayed by the taxi drivers and other volunteers. The way you recount these events is both very respectful and done with incredible storytelling, so thank you!
Thank you for the personalization you give to mass tragedies. It's not the event, it's the people. You bring these people to life for us, even those who died.
Ikr. I can't explain how grateful I am that I came across her UA-cam channel. Her stores never fail to give me a reality check. Hope everyone is safe around the world. ❤
Yes... That is also one of the reasons I love Steph's videos.. She brings back the memories of the people while they were still alive. And make me feel like they're not just a victim or numbers in the statistics. They were very much real people, with their own quirks and weirdness, living their life the best they can...just like you and me.
yeah the way she tells these happenings makes me emotional in a deeper level. Some crime podcasters just says it like it's some gossip but she's different.
@@yuusachiibochii6398 frr. The dedication is everything that she have. Her excitement to share stories w us is just so beautiful and clear that I can't help but be amazed by her talent.
That guttural scream hit me hard. I remember that scream when I found saw my son and before I even got to him I knew he was gone. I just stood in the doorway and screamed. I hear that scream over and over still to this day 13 years later. The memories of when they were alive start to fade, but the moment of when they passed is as strong as if it were yesterday. U relive that moment over and over again throughout the rest of your life. Rest In Heaven Devon 💔🙏🕊
2 cheapskates and a fool cost hundreds of people their lives and ruined so many more. No justice is enough to make up for the loss that night. Even the survivors will have life long disabilties and scars, some may even pass early because of them. Ive learned that you can not trust your life to others. Learn the exits, be aware of your surroundings and if a situation looks like it could do wrong, avoid it, flee from it. Dont trust your life to people who will not care if it ends.
I occasionally do security trainings at work and one thing we go over is what to do in an active shooter situation (because I'm in the US and that's what we do now, I guess). I hate that it's necessary, even if it's unlikely where I work. Knowing where the exits are in relation to where you are is essentially knowledge anywhere you go, even in your own home. I'm horrified that there was only one exit and it was not clearly marked.
Also, it was clear during the investigations that the nightclub "passed" their last safety inspections buy bribing the inspectors...the ones responsible for safety inspections are the fire department and the town hall. Its was clear there was a lot of corruption and bribery going on and a lot was done under the table to cover it up, specially with the fire department. The reason I think they got a slap on the wrist is because of politicians worried that if one of the involved got a proper penalty they would rattle everyone else involved.
@@sunicidia_ They were saying in general it's important to know where the exits are no matter where you're at. That way if you have to run from something you don't have to waste time searching for which way to go or even go in the wrong direction.
@Amethystar what happens when your only exit is blocked? What happens when your unable to see anything, where to go? What would you do at that point? Knowing the exit sometimes isn't enough, which is apparent to this horrible tragedy.
I'M SORRY - if someone told me they were going to use the outdoor only firework inside, explicitly told me this, I would not sell it to them. More like $.50 cost 242 lives. I'm not saying it's that guy's fault, but I'm legitimately questioning why would you do that?? For a $.50 sale? Also, that guy from the band - $10 is too much to spend for an indoor safe firework? Are you kidding me? This reminds me of The Station Nightclub fire.
Literally?? like how selfish and genuinely stupid do you have to be??? (referring to the buyer) but the seller should have had SOME common sense and NOT sold it.
As a flight nurse, I’ve seen burns like these (never in the large numbers as this incident) and it’s horrifying. Patients who live, wish they didn’t. I can’t think of any recovery that is as painful. It’s extraordinarily sad. This story is absolutely heartbreaking. I’ve worked through oil refinery explosions and natural disasters; but burns of this magnitude are unimaginable. God bless the victims and their loved ones.
I got a 3rd degree almost 4th on my arm only about 3in by 2in and it affected my ability to maintain body heat,the pain was 2 months but the relentless never ending itching was at least 4 months, I was more suseptabl to other things so I got the flu and it was truly awful. I can't imagine having a more significant burn.
People who are not even involved can be incredibly kind. Here in England, after the bombing of Manchester Arena during the concert, every local taxi driver turned up to take people to hospital or wherever they needed to go for free.
Thank you for covering the Kiss disaster with so much respect. I'm brazillian, and at the time I was the same age as the people in the club, also going partying and attending spaces just like kiss. I have clear memories of that day, all we heard in the news that day was about the fire at kiss club. The whole country stood still as the number of victims just ketp on piling on and on without an end. That day I'm sure this was the first thing most people heard when they woke up. I remember that I spent that day just listening to the news, and watching mostly parents of victims being interviewd and just looking completely lost. As many have said, to this day I still check for emergency exits whenever I'm in a closed space with lots of people, I find myselg thinking "what do I have to do if there's a fire here?" "where do I go?" "how do I make sure my friends are safe?" "what can I do to not lose them in case people panic?" . I feel like this was a traumatic event on the whole country that left most people my age paranoid about this. I've watched every single documentary about this, and you guys did a great job telling this story. Thanks Stephanie and crew.
As a former EMT, the part where they had to keep moving on to the next patient broke me for a second. I FELT that pain, and how they must’ve felt in the aftermath. It wasn’t really the dead that bothers you, it’s the living people screaming at you that really screws you up. It’s not anyones fault, civilians simply just don’t understand that scope of emergency medicine. Its what HAS to be done to save the ones you can.
@deeprollingriver52 As in not the victim or emt or family members faults. Obviously in this horror there is someone at fault. This person is referring to a situation where nothing can be done to save someone's life after sustaining damagae
I can’t even begin to imagine the guilt someone would feel trying to save lives, knowing a victim is already dead, moving on to try and save as many people as possible, while listening to the families of those you’ve left screaming that you need to help their dead child. It’s not your fault, so obviously so, but I feel I would be burdened, as if I’d somehow abandoned them. That I’ve not done enough. It’s so crushing to think about.
Thank you for what you do. I was once saved by a first responder who kept me talking during the trip to emerg, to keep me from falling asleep. I'd hit my head in the accident, and while I sustained no head injuries, she didn't know that. I kept asking for my mother, and she said "I'm standing in for her until she can get here." She even jokingly told me that I could talk about all the bad shit I did as a teenager. She joked about me being able to take a lickin and keep on tickin. She asked me if I'd ever considered professional boxing. She was so funny and cool. You guys are fantastic.
it’s not often a case makes me emotional, but this one really got me, the fact that this could have been prevented, the fact that these were college kids celebrating becoming an adult and doing big things, a lot of them celebrating birthdays, so many volunteers stepping up, i feel this one in my chest
there were SO many things that contributed to this accident. The indoor-outdoor fireworks, the extinguisher, the foam. It's so eerie how it all came together in a horrendous accident.
Stephanie is one of the only channels not regurgitating the same true crime/tragedy stories. She manages to find the most unbelievable stories that somehow I have never heard of.
yes! that's mainly because she covers a lot of stories from countries besides the english speaking ones that are more extensively covered in the media. this one was an insanely talked about case here in brazil, but never got much attention from anywhere else!
@@IlyDestinyy Netflix released the miniseries "Todo Dia a Mesma Noite" (in portuguese - Brazil) ten years after the tragedy. Its really hard to watch and gives a true perspective of how the hole country felt.....
It's amazing that so many people haven't heard of this (same with the Seoul crowd crush). It was all over the internet while it was happening. My friend and I were keeping track of the story, it was awful.
One of my most paralyzing fears. As a single mother of twins, I never took my boys to the circus for these exact scenarios. When the bleachers fell and folks got trampled(no one seriously hurt) I felt conviction in my heart I had made the right decision.
100 people died in the the Rhode island nightclub fire and this tragedy seems eerily similar. A band playing, the same kind of foam for sound proofing, nobody knew where the exits were, piro technics, and over capacitance.
Honestly as someone from Rhode Island, our government officials are crap! No inspection of any kind is happening here and it’s costing and could cost more lives if these problems are not addressed! Thanks for mentioning the lives of the RI natives that were lost in the club fire! ❤
I’m a burn victim, thankfully I was young and had great attention done to me, thank you so so much for working with this org. I was almost in shock when I heard the start of the read but it made me so happy!
This event was so beyond unfortunate... in Argentina, we had a similar tragedy (Cromañon nightclub fire) back in December 2004, someone lit a flare inside the nightclub and it ended in 194 dead and over 1000 injured. People need to understand that you cannot bring flares or any type of fireworks into closed spaces...
What's extra insane is that they DO make indoor safe versions of some fireworks (often called "close proximity fireworks"), like the sparkler he wanted. They're smaller, they have stricter safety rules like no curtains nearby and high ceilings (both of which clearly not followed here), and they're designed to have minimal or no fallout (burning bits). They're also made with ingredients that won't produce toxic fumes, strong odors, or lots of smoke. But he wanted to pay 50 cents instead of $15.
El fuego fue la gota que revalsó el vaso, pero ese lugar era una bomba mortal. El techo de material inflamable, las puertas de salida bloqueadas, la falta de señalización, la sobreventa de entradas... Tristísimo, siempre. Ojalá nunca más suceda algo así en ningún lugar
The worst part of this tragedy isn’t even the fire. This place was truly a ticking bomb. It had no (fire) safety measures and a litany of irresponsible actors: No proper and visible exit signs, no immediate fire suppression system, zero crowd control, no trained staff, insufficient amount fire extinguishers (even unused, just one is not enough for a club that size), insufficient sanctions for irresponsible conduct by staff in the building,….and the list goes on and on. This didn’t have to be a nightmare but the whole house of cards was a horrific mess. Edit: typos
@@jessislistless I don't know how I didn't notice that but you're right! You should have at LEAST one fire extinguisher per area of the club, that's been the goal in bars and restaurants I worked in. I even keep one in more or less every room of the house (except like the bathroom). It's not like they're fucking expensive, you can get a commercial-grade one for $50.
I own a textile testing laboratory. We do flammability testing on mattresses to make sure they don’t burn up. It is astounding how many foam mattresses fail but the companies still sell them.
As an architect, this is why people who bypass shit like this for cost or do undertable deals make me so pissed off and refuse to push a project with that kind of mentality. THERES A REASON WHY THESE THINGS ARE IN PLACE. rest in peace to all those people who suffered.
I will look for your enraged comments under videos of idiots like Ted Cruz suggesting all schools should have a single door, rather than consider common sense gun restrictions. Because nothing says, "Great idea," like repeating the Victoria Hall disaster of 1883.
Every regulation in placed has a history of blood behind it. Usually takes blood to make people change. And it has to happen over and over and over in every independent jurisdiction. Its so sad.
Where i’m from is quite similar to Brazil or most south American countries in this matter as far as i’ve seen, law about building houses and these sort of things is not seriously enforced and neglected so our cities and towns are really cramped and disorganized. There’re some night clubs that i’ve been in my country that have one way in and out and with mentality of its citizens i know that if something like this happens, it’s gonna be tragedy. As far as i know in my life time there was only one time that this happened and it was tragic(i mean the one that really well-known in my country). I had a friend who lost her life because of situation like this in Romania years ago, God rest her soul😢
Aside fromm that, people thought that architects just draw random rooms and place them next to each other... They didn't know that it takes research and studying of function and they take lots of consideration from thousand of rules from building codes which rooms functions best next to each other and other big things to consider like safety specially for commercial buildings. There are reasons why we pay extra for professionals.
Ive seen this tragic accident coverd by other youtubers but no one has told it as beautiful and showing real emotion like you have. You put all your heart and soul into each story you cover your narration is superb.
This case happened in my state, Rio grande do sul. I was 12 at the time and i remember exactly where i was and how i reacted listening to it even after more than 10 years later. It was so sad and shocking seeing that many young people dying. Thank you Stephanie for bringing a case from my country, it was a tragedy the world should know about.
I cry at most cases Stephanie covers but this one was heart wrenching at another level. People going back in to save others, saving their loved ones but losing their own lives, the man who sat with Raphael .. I just don't know. Something about this just tore me and I just hope and pray the families and survivors are able to heal. It also kinda resonates with what's happening in a certain part of the world right now who experience similar or worse things every single day. But there are so many real life heroes who walk amongst us. Thank you for sharing this 🤍🕊
Its fucking heartbreaking and a lot of survivors and the ones who helped to save people got cancer because of the smoke 😢😢😢, and people who lost 10+ friends in just one night its i dont even have words and im brazilian too. One of our television networks made an series/documentaries about that tragedy more recently and its heartbreaking when people who helped save would hear the phones ringing from parents desperate to talk with their kids.
I lost it at that point when she mentioned that. Bravery and selflessness like that is only in the best of us. The world was forced to lose those kind strangers that day because of other’s selfishness and greed. Saddest story I’ve heard in a while
I thought maybe his skin had sort of burned off so he was kinda sensitive to the movements of his torn shirt? But to literal be barely hanging on… i feel ill
The first time I heard about this case I was 8 years old and I remember promising myself at that time that I would never go into a nightclub like that. This case is such a deep wound in Brazilian history that uncovered so many crimes and till this day no one was properly punished for it. I feel like telling this story and remembering the victims is the only way that we can have hope that one day tragedies like this will never happen again. Thank you Steph for this video ♡
reading the title at first I said to myself "oh my God that's horrible, it reminds me of the Kiss Nightclub case" then Stephanie started to thanks the brazilian translators about this case and I was shocked, this case was so impactful at the time and still is so spoken about in universities; thank you for talking about it too, we must remember the errors of the past so it never becomes part of our future
There is so much that went wrong I wonder if it was more so a matter of not if but when. One exit, no windows, no emergency signage, no fire extinguishers, a metal bar stopping people from leaving, forged inspections… the lead singer has blood on his hands but there were so many failures that night.
@@tatimarie8277and importantly too, no exhausts at all - like what!? That club must have always been hot and stuffy. If exhausts fans we on that cold have cycled out the fumes and let it breathe. They failed on every level.
Absolute insanity. I genuinely needed to take a breather after the episode because oh my god. From the gut punch at the beginning with “…you’re not wearing a shirt”, to the “$9.50 would cost 242 lives”, to the descriptions of the tragedy in the eyes of first responders, it was all just absolute insanity. Thanks for shedding light on this, admittedly I haven’t heard of it until now.
I’m 32 and I partied a lot in college. Sometimes I’ll still go to a bar every now and then. I’ve lived all over, including internationally. I am also an avid live music fan, going to as many concerts as I can. I have never once thought ‘is this building safe?’ Or ‘what is the noise dampening foam made of?’ I hardly even look for emergency exits. That’s so scary.
@vain101 Unfortunately, the government is also to blame for this tragedy. There was a similar inspection like the one you mentioned. But what we suspect is that there was corruption on the part of those responsible for ensuring that the nightclub followed the legislation. That's why the owner wasn't arrested, because his arrest would draw attention to these other people within the government and the fire department. The Netflix documentary has more details about this part of the story.
It's such a habit to just automatically assume that everything we attend and places we go are just safe. Until you have a fire you don't question it. Our house caught on fire in 2008 and I still triple check light switches and fuses and make sure any risk of fire is eliminated or addressed as much I can. I keep extra fire extinguishers....
Thank you for talking about this case. There's a book written by the mom of a victim, called "Everyday day, the same night" and it's one of the saddest things you could ever read.
Stephanie is such a great story teller. I have never watched one of her videos and not thought to myself at least a few times that no one else can tell the story quite as well as her. I also love that she covers so many international cases absolutely no one is covering. It is very refreshing watching new content I've never seen talked about, or even heard of before.
So much blame. The people who used the fire extinguisher for non-emergency non-fire use, the people who didn't replace it, the person who used the firework that wasn't indoor-safe, the person who sold him the firework knowing he was going to use it inside... 242 people MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD by idiots. Society doesn't pass out enough death sentences anymore.
I can’t help but think about Itaewon when I hear about the civilians doing their best to help. It warms my heart, but I know so many were traumatized and scarred for life. If ANYONE who tried to help during this horrible and preventable tragedy is reading this: it is not your fault. Thank you for trying. You are a hero. This case breaks my heart man. So many young people, their whole lives ahead of them. Taken away for no good reason.
Because of the Kiss club incident, I feel like I hate going to clubs. I feel like I can't even go to the movies without worrying about where the exits are.
Recentemente no meu estado teve um incêndio no cinema do shopping, duas meninas não saíram a tempo 😢. Também fico super paranoica com saídas de emergência depois da boate Kiss.
I feel the same way. I used to love going to concerts, but the last concert my husband and I went to was in the early 2000’s (Matchbox 20 or Sting I don’t recall which one). We had seating in the 3rd row but when everyone started dancing the floor started vibrating. I started having a panic attack. I was looking for the exit. My husband was really concerned. I managed to stay long enough for the first encore but we high tailed out of there before the final encore and I’ve never gone to another concert or movie since. The bombing at Ariana Grande’s Manchester concert was what really sealed the deal for me.
Não sei... As baladas que eu costumava ir,.continuo indo ( não que eu vá com frequência, né), mas fica sempre o alarme na cabeça, de onde é a saída e o que fazer. E antes disso, aqui em SP (da onde eu sou) teve o caso do menino que atirou em várias pessoas no cinema do shop Morumbi, não lembro o ano, mas, deve ter uns 20 anos, nunca reabriram o cinema.... O mundo tá perdido.
Travis Scott's festival a couple years ago, where 9 people died in the crush of the crowd, sealed the deal for me. (I wasn't there.) It reminded me of a Dave Matthews Band concert in the late 90's where I was caught up in the crowd surge towards the stage. I couldn't breathe, couldn't get my arms up, and almost got trampled. People had to lift me out, crowd-surfing style. @@LibraInSeattle
Kiss is one of the biggest tragedies in Brazil. It was horrible, I remember I was about 9 years old when it happened and all the news talked about was the disaster. The fact that the owners and bouncers faced basically nothing. Thank you for covering it.
I looked it up because I was about to freak out about my mattress - polyurethane foam used in furniture, including mattresses, is treated with flame retardants. My guess would be the nightclub owners bought plain polyurethane foam and not anything intended for regular consumer use.
That is what happened at the Station Night Club. The American Foam company sent the owners polyurethane foam instead of the acoustic soundproofing foam that was also fire resistant.
There were other nightclub fires listed to have acoustic commercial soundproofing foam and using cold fireworks. It looks like having any foam on the ceiling or sides is a fire hazard.
The fact that so many people were killed not by a terrorist attack, but by sheer stupidity of people is mind-boggling. This story just shows how being cheap and being stupid destroys lives. It's unspeakable
A year and half after 9/11 the Station Night Club tragedy happened in 2003. Both 9/11 and the Station Night Club tragedy are remembered yearly in United States.
Can you please talk about residential schools that happened in Canada and US. Indigenous children were stolen from their homes and were forced to go to residential schools. Many of them faced trauma such as emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse that greatly affects indigenous people. Majority of indigenous people suffer generational trauma and even I go through it. The media is HIGHLY uneducated about this topic and it makes me so sad because it feels like no one seems to understand what indigenous people had to go through from residential schools.
There’s a lot of lies we aren’t allowed to expose as well. We have to be careful to tell the truth of the true victims, without sensationalizing it for everyone. I’m against the government taking kids into their institutions as it is, let alone residential schools. The horrors are bad enough without adding all the embellished tales, because those are being exposed. Every one is a slap in the face to the children who were actually victims. My husband/kids entire family were in the residential schools. The government(s) here (Canada) need to be dealt with. Not with tax payer dollars. Not with lip service. The real stories from the real people, not the profiteers.
This is almost the same exact thing that happened at the Station nightclub in Rhode Island in 2003. The owners received noise complaints and put flammable materials all over the walls and doors. Over 100 people died.
It is the fact that this could have been prevented...that is what makes this that much more tragic and painful. So many selfish and careless decisions led to many innocent deaths.
Well, that´s the pre-requisite for almost every tragic accident ever: A CONCATENATION OF BAD EVENTS and/or MISTAKES (in spanish, we say "CÚMULO DE DESPROPÓSITOS"). In this case, as you point, there were NO natural accidents involved (which usually are, like an specific weather or lightning, or flood), but it was all due to STUPIDITY & CARELESSNESS.
Thank you so much for bringing more awareness to this case. A lot of families are still trying to get justice and it seems nearly impossible at this point. It was a case that shocked the whole country and caused changes in the whole world, almost everyone in the region of Santa Maria knew a victim of the night club and are still recovering
In US, and I guess we aren't the only country that claims to be a democracy, but has one law for the filthy rich and another law for everyone else. I'm so sorry.
I just came across your channel. Your power of story telling is amazing. With in two sentences I was drawn in to everything you had to say. This is such a horrible situation and needed to be told by someone that could show true story telling thru emotions and make you feel what someone might feel like if they were right there. Praying for all that families that lost loved ones and for all the ones injured in this horrific tragedy.
My heart *broke* for those people who lost their lives, lost loved ones, were injured, were trying to help, were trying to get justice over horrifically preventable tragedy. This case is so unbelievably awful.
As a parent, the fear of your children being harmed never goes away from the moment they start toddling and even when they're adults. It's even scarier when they're adults because you can't stand around them with your arms held out protecting them from danger. God bless
I honestly started crying when she mentioned all the phones starting to ring, thinking about desperate friends and parents trying to see if their loved ones are ok. What a nightmare.
I'm from the capital of the state where this happened here in Brazil, so I recognized it would be a story about the Kiss nightclub immediately from the title. This horrible accident was a huge deal and is still well remembered to this day. I still remember the day after this incident, there were helicopter sounds all day long and for a few days after, all bringing in people to be treated at the capital hospitals. It was pretty ominous hearing those and realizing just how many injured people were there. That's all the news would cover for several weeks, no one here can ever forget this incident.
I’ve heard about this tragedy in other videos and have read about but the way you told this story, really does it justice. This is the one time I’ve actually cried from hearing this story again because of how you are able to deliver it. Amazing storytelling, keep up the amazing work!
As a former ER nurse, Stephanie is not exaggerating about the 4th of July. Firework injuries are no joke. Also, I had no idea that setlists were so intricate. I always learn something here!
There was a similar incident in Romania, in 30.10.2015 (I’m from Romania myself, and remember this on the news so vividly, it caused the whole country to protest, and eventually many politicians stepped down). The foam in the ceiling caught fire from the sparkles from the fireworks. The whole ceiling was on fire in 10 seconds.. There was only one exit…And the door opened towards the inside, locking people in… A lot of people went towards the bathrooms, that just like in this case, were soon met by their death… Extremely sad story, especially since many many people died from medical neglect in the hospital. The romanian government was offered helicopters and hospital bed spaces from Belgium, Hungary, and many other countries in Europe (and outside of Europe), but the head of the health department turned it down… The hospitals in Bucharest were not up to standards, not even the burns unit… Eventually, many people ended up being flown to other countries, but it was already too late… You could make a video about this case, I’m sure there’s many romanian speakers that would help you make the video. Great work, Stephanie! ❤ some edits: the bathrooms were a dead end, the piping hot foam fell on the people and burnt their skin off completely… just like in this case… it’s just horrible..and the romanian media had the AUDACITY to call it a satanic sacrifice, because the band was playing metal music….. rest in peace to all those people who died in vein… And massive apologies I got the date wrong by one day.
@@georgianaradauti7315that’s correct… it breaks my heart, that in many cases like these, people have to die for those in power to do something…every single country on earth has had mass casualties, and tragedies happen due to safeguarding issues in public spaces, buildings, and so on. the grenfell tower tragedy in england?? the station nightclub fire in the u.s.?? absolutely heartbreaking
I’ve recently discovered your channel and have been binging your videos and one thing I’ve really appreciated is your genuine dedication to presenting not only as much factual information about each case, but also human experience and emotion of victims. A lot of true crime channels just give facts and remove themselves and the audience from the tragedy of events, but you don’t and I truly appreciate it. I feel like it’s so easy to watch and read and hear about things like this and just gloss over them but you tell us about victims and this families and their lives and give us background about what kind of people they are, reminding us that these aren’t just stories, these are real, painful, horrible, but still sometimes heart warming human experiences. Particularly in this video with so many victims, the fact you took time to include the experiences of so many victims and their families hurt so much but was so necessary, these people deserve to have their stories told
What's crazy to me is that this is all the lead singers fault. If he had just spent the fifteen dollars and got the indoor firework, the chances of this would have been SIGNIFICANTLY lower. Then he had the audacity to just RUN!? I'm so angry.
Honestly, for me the singer are the least at fault. Yes they brought the wrong kind of firework, but they are not the one responsable to assure safety of the people inside. If the nightclub had done its job, they would have inspect the firework, see it was not safe to be used inside and forbidden them to use it.
I was in an establishment once where a fire broke out. The difference was, everyone was outside in what felt like a single minute as the emergency exit doors were opened and the staff were directing people to go out (rather than not letting them go out). One of the bouncers/staff had to keep a girl from going back inside because she left her purse.
As someone who has been through firefighting training and search and rescue the first thing I was trained in was how to operate in complete darkness without any light. The fact that they didn’t go in is devastating.
i have to comment on the way she tells these cases, it’s honestly encapsulating it keeps you focused on the details and it creates amazing imagery with her tone changes
They took all measures to prevent people from going out without paying, but they had 0 safety measures in case of an emergency. Money really screws with people's minds.
And even the whole disaster was caused by money greed, instead of the SAFE 10 dollar one they went with the cheapest that the worker literally said was not indoor safe.,,,. So disgusting and greedy
+ the foam :(((((
@@OpposumParty87But one was the Band and the safety stuff was the club. So whats your point?
The leader of the band ist the biggest sc0mbag in this story and the club owners the little cherry on top.
uhh... it's not a money thing, it's a poverty and steep inequality thing. Money's just the vessel we see people go crazy towards
@@quintboredomit’s also a money thing
the fact that all of this could have been avoided if everyone involved at every step hadn't decided to commit huge fire safety violations is infuriating.
You know that movie, Jennifer's Body? I kept thinking about the beginning of it when they talked about the band starting it and the band being the first out, also with their instruments. Yes, in Jennifer's Body, it was intentional [and it was a movie], but I couldn't help but see the parallels.
I hope something is put together to humanize all of the victims and so people can remember them as more than just a number/statistic. I know there are so many, but a limited docu-series could be produced with the express consent of the families.
this is insane! Your coverage of each case is very thorough & I love that you focus on the victims & lean towards justice no matter what 😊
@@kittygoesWOOFalso the fall of the house of usher episode 2😢
@@Myaccount923 I didn't connect the netflix series (which is based on The Fall Of The House Of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe) but I did think of the actual written work. The series was well-done and I loved it, personally. I just can't stand the amount of people who don't realize it's classic literature turned into a show, vs just a show. Sorry for the rant, it's fresh in my mind and I needed to get that out. I agree with you regarding the resemblance of the series.
@@kittygoesWOOFI thought the same maybe they were doing a satanic ritual
That bouncer should face some kind of charges too. A ton of people were literally screaming at him that there was a fire and he refused to let them go until they paid.
@JuicyUTTPIt's just a divder on the urinals for privacy.
I understand both points of view. The bouncer was doing his job, which was to not let people go out without paying. Even though people were screaming, there was no way for him to know if there was an actual fire or if people were just trying to leave without paying. When we know what we know now, of course we want to blame him and say “he should have let them through”, but then he didn’t really know what was going on
The scary thing is that clubs/bars still work like that. I was just in Brazil for the first time a couple months ago and was confused at first. You sign up when you enter, charge things. But then have to go to another part of the place to pay. And they give you some sort of wristband that proves you’ve settled up. So the guard can let you out. Otherwise you pay first, get a slip of paper that you hand the bartender so they know what to give you, which is a better system and would avoid the potential issues in an emergency situation.
@@Sarah-on4dfDon’t care, “just doing my job, I didn’t know” is the same excuse Nazis would use.
I was feeling the same way he should DEFINITELY be charged!!!!
The owners needed LIFE in prison, to get away without punishment is cruel to all the people hurt by this tragedy
Unfortunately, we don't have life sentences here. The longest you can spent in jail in Brazil is 30 years.
@@Obsidianacosplay that sucks
@@ObsidianacosplayPlus Brazil is messed up right now with Uncle S@m paying off politicians over there.
The lead singer too he’s the one who started the fire
@@Obsidianacosplay even for murder?
Jovani’s story made me cry. He risked his own life with 40% less lungs than most people to try to save his brother and succeeded as well as saved others. That had to be a hard thing to do surrounded by so much panic, fear, death, and carnage.
I'm in class, I started tearing up. I almost cried. That was so so sad
yes 😢😢
I was in my lounge room with my family, I almost cried and went to my room so I could cry without people worrying about me
I was cleaning but had to stop. I just had to stop and just breathe because I was a mess after hearing about him.
I hope that somewhere there is a memorial of all the victims and the heroes who lost their lives.
@@reneyork1374 The victims' families formed an institution to support each other and fight for justice. Some time later, the city council gave them the building where the nightclub used to be and now there are plans to transform it into a memorial for the victims.
Side note: it’s very not cool for multiple reasons that that one nightclub employee used the fire extinguisher for fun to spray at people, obviously because they used it and didn’t replace it, but also because depending on the kind of fire extinguisher it is (ie water, foam, chemical, class a, class b, class c, etc) it can cause serious health issues, if not be fatal if ingested. Fire extinguishers are not a toy!
True, it is a health hazard. During a school event, one of the performers sprayed fire extinguisher to the audience and that led them fainting. Those are not props goodness.
Apparently lives are a toy to them as well.
When I was in high school, during a senior prank someone started straying the fire extinguisher everywhere and they sent several people to the hospital.
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Fr that's what I was thinking!
47:22 Almost brought me to tears. Imagine rushing into a burning building to save your brother, but you can't just ignore a stranger covered in soot, who also need your help, so your focus turns to them instead. Then you go hospital to tend to your own wounds thinking you failed and that you'll never see your brother again, only to find out later that that stranger you saved was him all along 😢
Ikr atleast they had a happy ending😔 may all the victims rest in peace.
That made me cry! A lifetime of horror and pain for family and friends😢😢
im crying like a big baby
Omg I'm only 17 mins in...I usually disregard people going "that's gods work" like it's absurd to me. But that thought was exactly what went through my mind reading that. The only time I'll ever believe it was a God or something higher than a human, made him turn his attention to the person covered in soot. Because that higher being knew that's the person the man was trying to save. Sounds crazy to me just thinking abt it
@@ktxoxie772Whether God is real or not doesnt ultimately matter. Even if he isnt real the human instinct and condition itself is what does the work and either God works through that or people ascribe it to Gods work. And believing in God or some kind of higher power is useful for that whether it exists or not. If you believe in God deeply then that will manifest in your instincts and you might have an easier time recognizing them and acting on them. Afterall when God is telling you to do something you do it, even if God is just how you perceive your instincts. Same thing with guardian spirits and the like. You think your guardian spirit is an animal or one of your ancestors or whatever? Well when that animal or ancestor appears for you and guides you then you listen. I believe it can make it easier to recognize your own instincts if you believe there is something guiding you that will represent your instincts.
This genuinely made me cry. Hearing about each individual life and their loved ones, people risking their lives for strangers, it was beautiful but also horrible, the entire situation.
As an almost victim of the Kiss Nightclub Tragedy (I was there, but left early) THANK YOU. For spreading the word, for the accuracy, for the respect for all the friends I lost that night. Keep up the amazing work, Rotten Mangoes crew
I’m sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your losses. Such a tragic event
Sorry for your loss. 😔
My deepest condolences ❤
I'm glad you left early. I'm glad you are still here. I'm sorry you lost so many friends that night.
I knew that there would be victim blaming. God if at my kid's funeral, the pastor started demonizing my kid for being human and wanting to enjoy his life, I would get out of the church in handcuffs with blood on my hands. The audacity!
something super similar happened to me and my family, I'm still so bitter about it.
That’s exactly why I left the church. They stand there with all their judgments and don’t hear what they should. I’ve no interest in being around people like that!
@@TJ-bn2cnright, I’m still a Christian but I prefer not to go to church anymore. It hurts my heart to see other so-called Christians bringing down other people. Like one of the biggest takeaways from the Bible is to love your neighbors, love everyone no matter what, respect everyone, but apparently that’s not a thing anymore 🙄
Oh absolutely. There is no way I could have listened to that without reaction.
If it was me in that situation that pastor would have got some of these hands, what an insensitive and cruel thing to say to a grieving parent, no wonder why many people hate these religious bigots😒
If I lost my child in such a tragic incident and the pastor said those words at their funeral, I’d be put behind bars for first-degree murder.
Same 💯‼️
Why would you even say that to grieving people??
youd be put behind bars but the 2 owners, lead singer and manager wouldnt be. fucking sick
Same.
Someone like this almost happened at my son's funeral thankfully my husband and Mother found out before hand.
@@AbbieCarew The fact that the ones responsible for the deaths of hundreds due to their negligence are still out and about is absolutely disgusting. I feel like justice truly is fleeting.
“9 dollars and 50 cents would cost 242 lives.” CHILLS ☹️
Seriously! Killing hundreds of people over 10 dollars? Wtf?
@sandpiperr moral of the story pay what you owe
Bro what cheap and for what safety over everything
for you guys it’s cheap, here in Brazil we use Real R$ , a dollar is 5R$, our salary is low so it’s kinda expensive for most of brazilians to afford 9 dollars
@@lotusszszis 9 dollars worth the 242 lives though?
I live in Brazil and I had friends who died in this nightclub. From beginning to end, it was a failure on the part of the house's management.... How many text messages did children send to their mothers saying: 'I won't be able to leave, but I love you, don't forget'. Even today it's horrible. And worst of all, the lowest-ranking workers, who didn't even have access to all security issues, received the most severe sentence... poor family men, with almost 30 years in prison, for just installing a wire for it was commanded them. This case still affects me today, as I lost 3 direct friends, and about 8 indirect ones.
A friend texted his girlfriend: Hey, I'm stuck in the bathroom and there's a lot of smoke and fire, I won't be able to get out, but know that I love you! Be very frivolous because you deserve it. good night, goodbye and I love you..... How do you read this and make it normal? I barely watched your video, because it's too heavy for me, I can tell you a thousand terrible versions of what happened that day.
I am so sorry for you losses, love :( 🫶🏾
@@izukubf thank you for your words.
My condolences, and may your friends rest in peace.
I a so sorry. My love and prayers to you, and all who lost loved ones. This is almost incomprehensible
how shameful! the owner of the club cried that he had to spend his BIRTHDAY IN JAIL!!! 242 STUDENTS WHO DID NOT EVEN PASS THE AGE OF 30 OR 35 ARE NOT EVEN ALIVE TO SPEND THEIR BIRTHDAYS!!! what kind of a human would do that! the fact that he spoke this infront of the victims loved ones makes my blood boil!! i really hope that the people who passed away are in heaven looking down and smiling at their loved ones assuring them that they are ok! ALSO how could someone blame it religion be it any reason! whats a fire which killed 242 students who weren't even at blame got to do with CHURCH!!! its also so inhuman of the lead vocalist to blame anyone but him!! people who were involved in this blame anyone and anything except but themselves!!
Urinal trough.@JuicyUTTP
The quote "there's no hate like Christian love" comes to mind. I have no issue with believers but Christ on toast do preachers tend to be an evil lot.
@@JoeyisDREADfulhmmmm.. well you have your perceptions crafted for you by God’s enemies.. Who has control over popular perception? Who controls the media and education?
Who would fight for “the right” to kill their own babies? Not Christians..
They banished God from schools and public areas.. Morality has been lost.
The Godless democrats seized control and have instilled their morals into the American public.. your Christ comment was real nice. Im assuming you are an atheist democrat. Watch all the violent or sex related crime videos since 2020.. find out how many “Christians” or conservatives are involved in these..
So many kids DIED on their birthday celebrations in that club
Yes, as a Christian. I hate that “preist”
I knew fireworks were dangerous, but I never considered how truly dangerous they could be. Plastic melting into your brain within _SECONDS_ is terrifying. I can’t believe I’ve never heard of this considering how many died, but this is what I appreciate about your channel. You always bring tragic stories from all over the world and tell them with the utmost compassion.
I mean the building materials played the major role here and not fire works or the dangers associate with them.
It was just the catalyst to structural fire.
The Boston marathon bombings were perpetrated with fire work explosives and pressure cookers.
Fire works generally use some king of paper products to confine the explosives so there's a very fine limit to how much pressure can build up.
Replace the cardboard with a steel pipe and now that pressure can get up there to turn into an improvised frag grenade.
@@whatsmolly5741no I totally know what you mean. I was mainly referring to the stories she told about the brain melting and how forth of July is a war zone in the hospital. This should have never happened in the first place and it is so upsetting to hear that so many lives were lost.
@@whatsmolly5741btw you sound very smart lol
Not to mention how it affects anyone around the area where fireworks are lit. Trees and bushes can catch fire, many veterans suffering from PTSD feel like they're in a warzone, and many pets can experience anxiety with the loud noises. I made a little blanket fort for my cat and sat near him as he waited for the world to stop ending, and that's with my city banning fireworks within city limits.
You can't convince someone that something is dangerous if they're determined to do it anyway. Those owners never considered the possible repercussions of their "cost-saving" tactics. I don't blame people for seeking justice to this day.
Yea whoever let their kid do that should be charged with something. Idk child endangerment? Gross negligence? Adults have a duty to teach kids how to safely be pyromaniacs. The worst injury I ever had on fourth of July was a small 2nd degree burn from a sparkler when I was like 4. Then a couple years ago, I was like 20. I got some ash in my eye from the mortars we were blowing up lmao. Lesson being, we were reasonably safe. Although the mortars you gotta be really careful with. If they fall, they blow up on the ground instead of the sky, and then its time to effing RUN XD
Literally the only true crime case that has brought me to tears, truly gut wrenching. “9dollars and 50cents would cost 242 people their lives”
I really don't get why 10 euros for a firework was too much for this guy to pay, seems like a cheap firework where I'm from. Why would he use an outside firework indoors, he should've guessed it would cause trouble...
Same here. I’m watching tru crime stories from few UA-camrs and this case hits me hard. I cried and prayed for the victims and their families… I served myself sleepless night… so many things went wrong. Unbelievable!
The fact he made it out of the club and one of the first at that angers me to my soul.
wicked angering. what a shitty human.
Yeah of the singer should be in jail for life
and the other members got out safely WITH their instruments is crazy to me
yeah, it truly angers me
Reminds me of the ship in korea where the captain was one of the first people to safely escape whilst not alerting the students
I remember watching the news in the morning, hugging my mom and crying. The idea of phones ringing and families calling their loved ones haunts me until today. Nobody from Brazil who remembers this tragedy enters a bar or nightclub without looking at the exits anymore.
The same thing in Russia after similar thing years before this one. Also we have mandatory show exits and evacuation plans in cinema before movie, cos of the similar other accident
Não apensar checando onde fica a saída de emergência, mas contando os passos até a saída de onde se está. Numa emergência é de extrema importância saber a distância e no caos a percepção muda.
If you are in a small club like this for a concert and you even just hear a rumor about pyrotechnics possibly being used, get out of there. The fire at a Rhode Island nightclub happened 10 years before this due to similar circumstances and killed 100 people.
I was confused when I read the title, but as soon as she mentioned pyrotechnics it clicked. Fireworks and shitty soundproofing, just like The Station.
i'm leaving mine
or better yet dont go to a night club at all
i've only been to a nightclub once in my life, i told myself never to step foot in one ever again
its dark, tight, crowded, extremely noisy and yes there is only 1 fkin exit and its blocked
if shit goes down you'd be dead with literally zero fighting chance or worse you wont even notice shit had went down
@@loucipher7782 What awful advice. Thinking like that would keep you from going out and having fun bc of the fear of something bad happening. It's okay to go out and have fun with friends at a club. Idk what club you went to but not all of them are super packed with only one exit? Most of them have multiple emergency exits.
@@loucipher7782I agree, I’m 24 but I’ve never been to a club or nightclub ever before and I always ask about the nightlife, and there’s just too many hazards for me to want to risk experiencing. call me boring but I always find better ways to enjoy life outside my work because I just want to be safe:)
As brazilian woman, this event changed everything in my young adult life as a freshman at college. I remember waking up with this tragedy on tv, and went on and on every channel. There was no regular shows that day.
Till this day I don’t go into closed clubs or crowded places. The amount of pain I saw that day THROUGH the tv was enough.
Nossa, né? Eu sempre fico me sentindo claustrofóbica. Ainda bem que os lugares que meus amigos vão costumam ser meio abertos
"Sir, you're not... wearing a shirt"
Sent shivers down my spine.
I turned green immediately
It hit me like a truck oh my god
I just knew it was gonna be a horrible case after that intro
Literally so grim
My stomach DROPPED
Wow, the taxi drivers and civilians offering to transport the victims brings tears to my eyes. Its always so humbling how communities come together during tragedies.
This moment instantly brought tears to my eyes. That taxi driver got a call to drive the doctor there but he had absolutely no requirement or expectation to stay, let alone start helping transport victims back and forth to whatever hospitals could take them. Thank God for all those who put themselves at risk and jumped into action to save anyone and everyone they could. I'm sure they are still haunted by these memories but hopefully they have found some sort of peace in knowing they are incredible people that did everything they could that night. We will all honor their efforts with nothing but love, appreciation and the utmost respect for their courage and bravery
Delvani could not recognize his brother because of the dirt and grime, but in that day, in all those he saved, it destroys me to imagine that perhaps he saw his brother within all of them. That he saved his brother, over and over and over again.
😢
I’m sobbing 😭
I usually don't cry when listening to her stories but that story destroyed me
I swear doctors do not get paid enough for this.
I would add never insist to someone to go when they don't want to. Also, it's said if you are already home and made up your mind to stay, don't go out if they call you even if they insist
The way you tell stories is AMAZING and MINDBLOWING.
So disturbing but undeniably real and respectful.
If a pastor said my child would be alive if he were in church instead, I would have been locked up within the hour. Those religious people make me sick.
That is infuriating! It's like outright telling the parents 'Your child is dead because they are unholy and went clubbing instead of coming to my church.'
I was in a crowd crush during a concert and you can't imagine how upsetting it is to have people tell me I wouldn't be traumatized and hurt if I had "been a good girl" and stayed home.
That is possibly the most callous and horrible response to someone grieving their child.
Churches and nightclubs have the same percentage of a chance for someone to be SAed, shut up pastor
It brings so much shame to people who are religious
actually, Dilma, the president was the only politician who REFUSED to enter the gymnasium, she said she didn’t have the right to enter it before any of the family members. she cancelled every thing she had on her official schedule for the next days, dropped everything and went to the city. i have many critics towards her job as a president, but in this case, the way she dealt with this tragedy, was the way of a mom and a grandmother.
And that's why she is called Dilmãe
About the president's photo.
Former president Dilma, and current president of the Bank of the BRICS, could be accused of many things. She wasn't very smart. She led the country into a gigantic economic crisis (that was more due to the crash of the commodity prices in a country that to this day is too dependent on commodities and didn't learn the lesson and is just waiting for it to happen again blaming ALL on Dilma when it's in fact the failed economic model that runs through the right wing and left wing untouchable- but it's also true that her measures just made things way worse). Some accuse her of corruption because HER PARTY, specially with his predecessor at the presidency, not her, was involved in large scale corruption scandals (that continued after the party went out, so much so it is back in power) but nothing against HER was never proved and she was impeached for a pretext that than was later proved false (meaning she took all the rage for her predecessor and her party in this matter because of the economic crisis). But okay, let's say you can (as some will) implicate her on corruption as well. I can give you even that.
BUT one thing that she CANNOT be accused (and her predecessor definitely CAN- to the ones that think I'll be defending her for be left leaning) is of being populist and manipulative to take advantage of such a moment. To be clear I never voted for her (Yeas, I voted for Lula, of course) and I'd NEVER vote for her again, for her handling of the economic crisis and the Olympics. But she surely has a good heart, a good and naive heart of a stupid person. Her problem is in her BRAINS not in her heart.
It's unjust portraying her like that despite her many flaws exactly because her flaws stem from her naivety and lack of brains, so to speak. But, often in Brazil she and Lula are took by the opposition as one. Lula IS a populist, Lula probably was involved in corruption, Lula cared for his image. BUT, contrary to the opposition his handle of the economy was so so, he wouldn't cause the crisis Dilma "caused" in a million year. And Dilma was pure hearted and just messed everything up economically. But, as they are from the same party, all things are usually mingled together. Two very different people.
VERY true. 100% with you. I feel like anyone should be able to criticize any politician, whether you voted for them or not.
I did vote for her.
Just like you, I have many criticisms towards her administration, of course, but it would be very frivolous of me to say she wasn't respectful in this incident.
Because she was.
I feel like everything becomes a reason to get political, so people attack her or Lula for random reasons and it's actually very exausting. This moment was not political. It was a tragedy and she was the commander in chief of our country responding to it. That's all.
She could be blamed for MANY mistakes, but her heart and meme production were like none other. The only leftist I've ever voted for.
@@gleycylane Meme production! 😅😅😅 Miss those
did anyone else feel a straight up shiver and have goosebumps when she told us about the brother who found out he saved his broither?
i started bawling my eyes oh my god
@@meowmeowcrazyySaaame
I had to pause the video and go to the bathroom to cry. Such a tragedy for all victims and their families..
I sobbed
Yeah I totally lost it at this. Among that ocean of horror and despair, that miracle really stuck out
As a Brazilian, i can tell you that the whole country still feels this tragedy. We are still traumatized by this, and it's impossible to get into a club without looking for the exits and imagine how fast you can go there if an emergency happens. It's been 11 years, and we are still suffering all those losses.
I bet this awful case happened in Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Eu era pequeno quando aconteceu, mas o caso realmente parou o país
@@Mr.WestcottXit did
Yeah... i was like 7? when it happened. I remember how my family changed forever. My cousin was there. Happily, they survived, but they were very burned and some of they friends sadly passed away.
@@Mr.WestcottXhe clearly just implied that, hence: "as a Brazilian" and "we are still suffering all those losses".
It's so horrible that this whole fire and the deaths of hundreds of innocent students would've never happened if a few people hadn't been cheapskates and disregarded safety.
it’s even worse knowing they r musicians who probably earn more money than most…
this was HUGE here in brazil. protests, investigations, and so many parents mourning their kids… even when it went to the court, everyone in the country was watching it, wanting answers as well. I remember that I was a kid when this happened, and only now as an adult, recently, we were able to get something similar to closure. it breaks my heart, still.
A resposta é bem clara, foi falta de segurança da casa da parte eletrica. Não houveram os testes técnicos realizados, e sabiam que estavam atrasados, e não era a primeira vez, mas, foi a primeira que houve isso.
@@TheHelenaHell e ainda assim eu sinto que o pais em geral nao aprendeu nada, se você se preocupa com esse tipo de coisa por aqui voce é a "chata do role"
@@rbcbcs não sei, eu sinto que esse incidente abalou muito, sabe? Eu vejo MTA comoção ainda, mas nada traz de volta ou compensa nada. E por mais piegas que seja, o foda eh saber: que era 100% evitável! Totalmente. Eu tenho a mensagem do meu amigo até hoje, e sempre que eu leio, eu não acredito, acho que era mentira, brincadeira... Pq não sabia na época do incêndio. E perdi uma pessoa muito querida por nada. Eu nem sei o que falar, pq dói.
Hopefully you and the community find peace. What a tragedy that was very easily avoided
@@TheHelenaHellsinto muito princesa, me deixa muito p*ta que isso tudo não só poderia ter sido facilmente evitado mas tb que tudo isso foi causado por pura ganancia e ruindade mesmo dos donos, o dinheiro era mais importante que a vida e a segurança das pessoas. E vou te dizer, moro em JP no nordeste, e aqui tem algumas baladas que ainda são assim sabe? Não estão reguladas, não tem saídas de emergência suficientes, etc. E conversando com amigos e familiares de outros estados eu escuto o mesmo, é horrível! Aqui uma das únicas baladas que segue tudo direitinho é literalmente a maior balada de João Pessoa, a Priscylla’s House. Eu n confio mais em ambientes fechados por conta desse e de outros desastres.
I am from another town but i am studying in Santa Maria.
There is a big wall downtown where are written the names of all 242 victims. The kiss building is still there, abandoned. Many students who died were from the University i am studying. I have many professors (from healthcare) who have helped on the day of the tragedy and it's something they, and this whole city, are really never going to forget.
We had a similar tragedy happened in Argentina. Cromañón's Tragedy.
The club, the band, the fireworks, the ceiling on fire, hundreds of kid's dying... Everything was so similar, it gave me chills.
The mothers of the Argentinian tragedy actually helped a lot of the parents of the Brazilian tragedy to grieve and heal. There’s an entire episode about this in the documentary about Kiss’ tragedy
I live in Ireland and we had the same thing here it’s called the stardust fire by the way they were locked in too the court case only ended it took decades for some form of justice
same in russia, "lame horse" club in 2009
My state of Rhode Island had a horrible nightclub fire back in 2003. 100 people died from it. You probably have heard about the Station Nightclub fire back then.
In Romania same thing happend in 2015. The Colectiv nightclub fire which killed 64 people.
I was holding it together listening to you. You are such a good storyteller but when you called them "babies" I lost my shit sobbing. I'm a mom of grown children. You nailed it. You said "babies" several times. When you are a parent all those grown adults are their babies. I can't stop crying now.
I am not even a parent but I also teared up when she referred to them as babies. 😢This is such a tragic way to lose a loved one 😭💔
Same. Idk if she's a mama, but she sure sounded like one when she said that. My son is 18, and I call all young adults babies lol❤
@@JoeMama-eg4zvshe don’t have kids yet just nieces i bet she would do everything for😔
LITERALLY
The fact that the club owner, Kiko, escaped during the fire and stayed hidden in the days prior is INSANE. This changed our lifes as young students in Brasil, we still traumatized by this.
Prior? Think you mean after
"Sir, you're not wearing a shirt" MADE MY JAW DROP
She really knows how to gag us 😭
I had a feeling that's what she would say
I cussed so fast
@@tystheticchannel3733 I mean if u make it that easy 😅
1.1k likes on this but my constructive comment gets overlooked
We had a similar tragedy in Romania, Colectiv Club in 2016. Hundreds of people have died from the exact same thing - fireworks and that material that melted and burned 😢. After 8 years, no one has been blamed and the victim's parents are still trying to fight the government for that. RIP to all these souls 🙏🏻
i looked it up bc of this vid, people (including the mayor of the city sector at the time) got sentenced +had to pay damages in may 2022. mayor got 4 years, the rest 6 to 11 years. cam puțin, dar nu mă așteptam deloc să fie atins un politician
I’m from Brazil and this tragedy still haunt me. The city where this happened actually never moved on from what happened, the whole city still grieving. Thank you Stephanie for talking about this with care.
@JuicyUTTP it’s just the men’s bathroom
@JuicyUTTP How many times are you going to post this same damn comment? Who cares? It's a grey sock. Happy? Stop posting this comment over and over.
@JuicyUTTPShame be bought upon you and your family lineage
@@Leslie_Knopewhy are you so pressed like please work on your patience
@@soobunii4871 Worry about your own life, okay? Thanks.
The" lady in red," directing them to the wrong, exists, feels like a hungry ghost collecting souls. This case reminds me of the fire at the club in the US in 2003.
My dad was in that station fire. Luckily he made it out because of a worker who directed him the right way, the guy next to him went the other way, he would end up dying.
Chills.
. Oh, wow. Tyvm for sharing. So glad for your dad!
I think fire has its own spirit. It's almost like it's alive if you ever experience one.
@@emmamiller7438I saw a documentary about that. I'm glad we have better fire codes now. My dad died in a fire but it was because he actually got out and his cat got to the window and started crying for him so he went back in. I can't blame him I couldn't resist going back for my pet looking at me and crying. Plus that window was only 5 feet from the door. But I guess the smoke gets you fast.
Dear God in Heaven! I'm a retired nurse who worked for some time in emergency departments, and for the last over forty years I've lived in a war zone. I had to watch this in installments, through a flood of tears. You, my dear lady, have a gift for both choosing the story and narrating it that is rarely seen in this world. God bless you and may we learn from these stories so we can prevent future horrors.
I can’t imagine what you’ve seen but I will say that you should be so incredibly proud of yourself for what you’ve accomplished in helping these people, whatever the outcome, you were there for them more than anyone else could be ❤
Amen❤
Guessing you live in California. Hope things get better.
Thank you for your service. I work in public healthcare in the UK and nurses are heroes.
@@mediocreman2 Nope, the Middle East.
Hearing you talk about Natalia and her father was where I lost it... I can't begin to imagine the pain that man must have been feeling, and to still remain by Raphael's side to make sure that he wouldn't be alone is truly a selfless act of compassion. That, and which was displayed by the taxi drivers and other volunteers. The way you recount these events is both very respectful and done with incredible storytelling, so thank you!
Thank you for the personalization you give to mass tragedies. It's not the event, it's the people. You bring these people to life for us, even those who died.
Ikr. I can't explain how grateful I am that I came across her UA-cam channel. Her stores never fail to give me a reality check. Hope everyone is safe around the world.
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Yes... That is also one of the reasons I love Steph's videos.. She brings back the memories of the people while they were still alive. And make me feel like they're not just a victim or numbers in the statistics. They were very much real people, with their own quirks and weirdness, living their life the best they can...just like you and me.
yeah the way she tells these happenings makes me emotional in a deeper level. Some crime podcasters just says it like it's some gossip but she's different.
@@yuusachiibochii6398 frr. The dedication is everything that she have. Her excitement to share stories w us is just so beautiful and clear that I can't help but be amazed by her talent.
That guttural scream hit me hard. I remember that scream when I found saw my son and before I even got to him I knew he was gone. I just stood in the doorway and screamed. I hear that scream over and over still to this day 13 years later. The memories of when they were alive start to fade, but the moment of when they passed is as strong as if it were yesterday. U relive that moment over and over again throughout the rest of your life. Rest In Heaven Devon 💔🙏🕊
sending condolences. pls stay strong for your son! I know he's watching and guiding you and your family. lovelots 🤍🕊️
Sorry 😢 for ur loss!
2 cheapskates and a fool cost hundreds of people their lives and ruined so many more. No justice is enough to make up for the loss that night. Even the survivors will have life long disabilties and scars, some may even pass early because of them.
Ive learned that you can not trust your life to others. Learn the exits, be aware of your surroundings and if a situation looks like it could do wrong, avoid it, flee from it. Dont trust your life to people who will not care if it ends.
I occasionally do security trainings at work and one thing we go over is what to do in an active shooter situation (because I'm in the US and that's what we do now, I guess). I hate that it's necessary, even if it's unlikely where I work. Knowing where the exits are in relation to where you are is essentially knowledge anywhere you go, even in your own home. I'm horrified that there was only one exit and it was not clearly marked.
Also, it was clear during the investigations that the nightclub "passed" their last safety inspections buy bribing the inspectors...the ones responsible for safety inspections are the fire department and the town hall. Its was clear there was a lot of corruption and bribery going on and a lot was done under the table to cover it up, specially with the fire department. The reason I think they got a slap on the wrist is because of politicians worried that if one of the involved got a proper penalty they would rattle everyone else involved.
wdym "learn the exits" ?? the problem w the club is that there were no exits, just one and it was basically blocked
@@sunicidia_ They were saying in general it's important to know where the exits are no matter where you're at. That way if you have to run from something you don't have to waste time searching for which way to go or even go in the wrong direction.
@Amethystar what happens when your only exit is blocked? What happens when your unable to see anything, where to go? What would you do at that point? Knowing the exit sometimes isn't enough, which is apparent to this horrible tragedy.
I'M SORRY - if someone told me they were going to use the outdoor only firework inside, explicitly told me this, I would not sell it to them. More like $.50 cost 242 lives. I'm not saying it's that guy's fault, but I'm legitimately questioning why would you do that?? For a $.50 sale? Also, that guy from the band - $10 is too much to spend for an indoor safe firework? Are you kidding me?
This reminds me of The Station Nightclub fire.
Literally?? like how selfish and genuinely stupid do you have to be??? (referring to the buyer) but the seller should have had SOME common sense and NOT sold it.
As a flight nurse, I’ve seen burns like these (never in the large numbers as this incident) and it’s horrifying. Patients who live, wish they didn’t. I can’t think of any recovery that is as painful. It’s extraordinarily sad. This story is absolutely heartbreaking. I’ve worked through oil refinery explosions and natural disasters; but burns of this magnitude are unimaginable. God bless the victims and their loved ones.
I got a 3rd degree almost 4th on my arm only about 3in by 2in and it affected my ability to maintain body heat,the pain was 2 months but the relentless never ending itching was at least 4 months, I was more suseptabl to other things so I got the flu and it was truly awful. I can't imagine having a more significant burn.
@@gingerlee726omg, so sorry that happened to you!
People who are not even involved can be incredibly kind. Here in England, after the bombing of Manchester Arena during the concert, every local taxi driver turned up to take people to hospital or wherever they needed to go for free.
Thank you for covering the Kiss disaster with so much respect. I'm brazillian, and at the time I was the same age as the people in the club, also going partying and attending spaces just like kiss. I have clear memories of that day, all we heard in the news that day was about the fire at kiss club. The whole country stood still as the number of victims just ketp on piling on and on without an end. That day I'm sure this was the first thing most people heard when they woke up. I remember that I spent that day just listening to the news, and watching mostly parents of victims being interviewd and just looking completely lost. As many have said, to this day I still check for emergency exits whenever I'm in a closed space with lots of people, I find myselg thinking "what do I have to do if there's a fire here?" "where do I go?" "how do I make sure my friends are safe?" "what can I do to not lose them in case people panic?" . I feel like this was a traumatic event on the whole country that left most people my age paranoid about this. I've watched every single documentary about this, and you guys did a great job telling this story. Thanks Stephanie and crew.
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As a former EMT, the part where they had to keep moving on to the next patient broke me for a second. I FELT that pain, and how they must’ve felt in the aftermath. It wasn’t really the dead that bothers you, it’s the living people screaming at you that really screws you up.
It’s not anyones fault, civilians simply just don’t understand that scope of emergency medicine. Its what HAS to be done to save the ones you can.
Not anyone’s fault?
@deeprollingriver52
As in not the victim or emt or family members faults. Obviously in this horror there is someone at fault. This person is referring to a situation where nothing can be done to save someone's life after sustaining damagae
I can’t even begin to imagine the guilt someone would feel trying to save lives, knowing a victim is already dead, moving on to try and save as many people as possible, while listening to the families of those you’ve left screaming that you need to help their dead child. It’s not your fault, so obviously so, but I feel I would be burdened, as if I’d somehow abandoned them. That I’ve not done enough. It’s so crushing to think about.
Thank you for what you do.
I was once saved by a first responder who kept me talking during the trip to emerg, to keep me from falling asleep. I'd hit my head in the accident, and while I sustained no head injuries, she didn't know that. I kept asking for my mother, and she said "I'm standing in for her until she can get here." She even jokingly told me that I could talk about all the bad shit I did as a teenager. She joked about me being able to take a lickin and keep on tickin. She asked me if I'd ever considered professional boxing. She was so funny and cool.
You guys are fantastic.
it’s not often a case makes me emotional, but this one really got me, the fact that this could have been prevented, the fact that these were college kids celebrating becoming an adult and doing big things, a lot of them celebrating birthdays, so many volunteers stepping up, i feel this one in my chest
Me too, my heart goes to the victims families and friends and to all of whose who are affected by this horrific tragedy
Same I almost cried,I usually never cry to a case,never.....
What's more chilling is that you can hear the lead singer say "vamo embora" in the video, when the fire starts. It literally means "let's leave".
😳 wtf!
Chilling fact wow 😢
What’s the singers name
@funnyfui think Giovanni but the last 10 minutes or so say the accused names rrkitten1578
thats so messed up, how could he😔
The fact that these people are still walking free is disgusting. There needs to be some sort of justice.
in Brazil the maximum penalty is 30 years in prison
there were SO many things that contributed to this accident. The indoor-outdoor fireworks, the extinguisher, the foam. It's so eerie how it all came together in a horrendous accident.
Stephanie is one of the only channels not regurgitating the same true crime/tragedy stories. She manages to find the most unbelievable stories that somehow I have never heard of.
yes! that's mainly because she covers a lot of stories from countries besides the english speaking ones that are more extensively covered in the media. this one was an insanely talked about case here in brazil, but never got much attention from anywhere else!
@olivia-tf6fw yes bro I can't believe it's been 10+ years and I NEVER heard of this
@@IlyDestinyy Netflix released the miniseries "Todo Dia a Mesma Noite" (in portuguese - Brazil) ten years after the tragedy. Its really hard to watch and gives a true perspective of how the hole country felt.....
It's amazing that so many people haven't heard of this (same with the Seoul crowd crush). It was all over the internet while it was happening. My friend and I were keeping track of the story, it was awful.
What a horrible way to go. Imagine struggling to breathe like you're being choked out while you're stuck in a packed crowd with nowhere to move.
And some parts of you are melting and falling off... 😢
One of my most paralyzing fears. As a single mother of twins, I never took my boys to the circus for these exact scenarios. When the bleachers fell and folks got trampled(no one seriously hurt) I felt conviction in my heart I had made the right decision.
100 people died in the the Rhode island nightclub fire and this tragedy seems eerily similar. A band playing, the same kind of foam for sound proofing, nobody knew where the exits were, piro technics, and over capacitance.
It really just goes to show how terrible people who ignore safety violations are
Yes, the station night club fire. People still talk about it to this day
Honestly as someone from Rhode Island, our government officials are crap! No inspection of any kind is happening here and it’s costing and could cost more lives if these problems are not addressed! Thanks for mentioning the lives of the RI natives that were lost in the club fire! ❤
@@HotTamalie12 hi fellow Rhode Islander!!
Same in Bucharest, Romania, at the Colectiv nightclub in 2015. Indoor fireworks and polyurethane foam. 64 people died
I’m a burn victim, thankfully I was young and had great attention done to me, thank you so so much for working with this org. I was almost in shock when I heard the start of the read but it made me so happy!
This event was so beyond unfortunate... in Argentina, we had a similar tragedy (Cromañon nightclub fire) back in December 2004, someone lit a flare inside the nightclub and it ended in 194 dead and over 1000 injured. People need to understand that you cannot bring flares or any type of fireworks into closed spaces...
What's extra insane is that they DO make indoor safe versions of some fireworks (often called "close proximity fireworks"), like the sparkler he wanted. They're smaller, they have stricter safety rules like no curtains nearby and high ceilings (both of which clearly not followed here), and they're designed to have minimal or no fallout (burning bits). They're also made with ingredients that won't produce toxic fumes, strong odors, or lots of smoke. But he wanted to pay 50 cents instead of $15.
@@MorganChaoshe needs to be on cheapskate
El fuego fue la gota que revalsó el vaso, pero ese lugar era una bomba mortal. El techo de material inflamable, las puertas de salida bloqueadas, la falta de señalización, la sobreventa de entradas... Tristísimo, siempre. Ojalá nunca más suceda algo así en ningún lugar
The worst part of this tragedy isn’t even the fire. This place was truly a ticking bomb. It had no (fire) safety measures and a litany of irresponsible actors:
No proper and visible exit signs, no immediate fire suppression system, zero crowd control, no trained staff, insufficient amount fire extinguishers (even unused, just one is not enough for a club that size), insufficient sanctions for irresponsible conduct by staff in the building,….and the list goes on and on. This didn’t have to be a nightmare but the whole house of cards was a horrific mess.
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@@jessislistless I don't know how I didn't notice that but you're right! You should have at LEAST one fire extinguisher per area of the club, that's been the goal in bars and restaurants I worked in. I even keep one in more or less every room of the house (except like the bathroom). It's not like they're fucking expensive, you can get a commercial-grade one for $50.
I own a textile testing laboratory. We do flammability testing on mattresses to make sure they don’t burn up. It is astounding how many foam mattresses fail but the companies still sell them.
@JuicyUTTPI think it’s a long communal urinal. It looks like it has drains…..yup. I googled long urinal and got this exact thing f. 😂
Why are they allowed to sell if they don't pass the quality check?
Why is there a quality check if they're gonna sell anyways?
As an architect, this is why people who bypass shit like this for cost or do undertable deals make me so pissed off and refuse to push a project with that kind of mentality. THERES A REASON WHY THESE THINGS ARE IN PLACE. rest in peace to all those people who suffered.
I will look for your enraged comments under videos of idiots like Ted Cruz suggesting all schools should have a single door, rather than consider common sense gun restrictions. Because nothing says, "Great idea," like repeating the Victoria Hall disaster of 1883.
Every regulation in placed has a history of blood behind it. Usually takes blood to make people change. And it has to happen over and over and over in every independent jurisdiction. Its so sad.
Where i’m from is quite similar to Brazil or most south American countries in this matter as far as i’ve seen, law about building houses and these sort of things is not seriously enforced and neglected so our cities and towns are really cramped and disorganized. There’re some night clubs that i’ve been in my country that have one way in and out and with mentality of its citizens i know that if something like this happens, it’s gonna be tragedy. As far as i know in my life time there was only one time that this happened and it was tragic(i mean the one that really well-known in my country). I had a friend who lost her life because of situation like this in Romania years ago, God rest her soul😢
Aside fromm that, people thought that architects just draw random rooms and place them next to each other... They didn't know that it takes research and studying of function and they take lots of consideration from thousand of rules from building codes which rooms functions best next to each other and other big things to consider like safety specially for commercial buildings.
There are reasons why we pay extra for professionals.
Ive seen this tragic accident coverd by other youtubers but no one has told it as beautiful and showing real emotion like you have. You put all your heart and soul into each story you cover your narration is superb.
This case happened in my state, Rio grande do sul. I was 12 at the time and i remember exactly where i was and how i reacted listening to it even after more than 10 years later. It was so sad and shocking seeing that many young people dying.
Thank you Stephanie for bringing a case from my country, it was a tragedy the world should know about.
Algo que poderia ter sido tão evitado. E como eu disse acima: os mais culpados, foram os peões que menos tiveram a ver. Que dor.
Please how many years ago was this
@@Sharonsworld2003 it happened in 2013
In US and this video helps the whole world mourn. I am so sorry. It was a loss for us all.
I cry at most cases Stephanie covers but this one was heart wrenching at another level. People going back in to save others, saving their loved ones but losing their own lives, the man who sat with Raphael .. I just don't know. Something about this just tore me and I just hope and pray the families and survivors are able to heal. It also kinda resonates with what's happening in a certain part of the world right now who experience similar or worse things every single day. But there are so many real life heroes who walk amongst us. Thank you for sharing this 🤍🕊
Its fucking heartbreaking and a lot of survivors and the ones who helped to save people got cancer because of the smoke 😢😢😢, and people who lost 10+ friends in just one night its i dont even have words and im brazilian too. One of our television networks made an series/documentaries about that tragedy more recently and its heartbreaking when people who helped save would hear the phones ringing from parents desperate to talk with their kids.
I lost it at that point when she mentioned that. Bravery and selflessness like that is only in the best of us. The world was forced to lose those kind strangers that day because of other’s selfishness and greed. Saddest story I’ve heard in a while
HIS SKIN WAS WHAT!? Only just started the episode and I can already tell it’s gonna be bad. RIP to the victims
same like i thought it was that he was bleeding or something and ummmm
I thought maybe his skin had sort of burned off so he was kinda sensitive to the movements of his torn shirt? But to literal be barely hanging on… i feel ill
Same here! The guy is like " na, don't worry about it, it's just my shirt"
I wonder how so many people saw the same “lady in red” leading them to the bathroom
That is what I am also wondering too
Some say that it was an angry spirit hungry for souls
the light in the bathroom was red
I wanted to hear more about the lady in red for sure… definitely sounded ominous… gave me chills
@@lildrinksyeah no, she said it was just like a street light, so not red dude.
The first time I heard about this case I was 8 years old and I remember promising myself at that time that I would never go into a nightclub like that. This case is such a deep wound in Brazilian history that uncovered so many crimes and till this day no one was properly punished for it. I feel like telling this story and remembering the victims is the only way that we can have hope that one day tragedies like this will never happen again. Thank you Steph for this video ♡
reading the title at first I said to myself "oh my God that's horrible, it reminds me of the Kiss Nightclub case" then Stephanie started to thanks the brazilian translators about this case and I was shocked, this case was so impactful at the time and still is so spoken about in universities; thank you for talking about it too, we must remember the errors of the past so it never becomes part of our future
Its insane this all couldve been prevented if one person didnt go to a firework shop
It's honestly so horrifying
There is so much that went wrong I wonder if it was more so a matter of not if but when. One exit, no windows, no emergency signage, no fire extinguishers, a metal bar stopping people from leaving, forged inspections… the lead singer has blood on his hands but there were so many failures that night.
@@tatimarie8277and importantly too, no exhausts at all - like what!? That club must have always been hot and stuffy. If exhausts fans we on that cold have cycled out the fumes and let it breathe. They failed on every level.
This is why only professionals should be handling them. I think it's horrifying that they're legal in most of the US
@@tatimarie8277 exactly
Absolute insanity. I genuinely needed to take a breather after the episode because oh my god. From the gut punch at the beginning with “…you’re not wearing a shirt”, to the “$9.50 would cost 242 lives”, to the descriptions of the tragedy in the eyes of first responders, it was all just absolute insanity. Thanks for shedding light on this, admittedly I haven’t heard of it until now.
I’m 32 and I partied a lot in college. Sometimes I’ll still go to a bar every now and then. I’ve lived all over, including internationally. I am also an avid live music fan, going to as many concerts as I can. I have never once thought ‘is this building safe?’ Or ‘what is the noise dampening foam made of?’
I hardly even look for emergency exits. That’s so scary.
Im from brasil, After this happened I ALWAYS look for the exit door and try to stay near it.
@vain101technically in brasil we do have a lot of regulations as well, but unfortunately not everyone is interested in following:(
@vain101 Unfortunately, the government is also to blame for this tragedy. There was a similar inspection like the one you mentioned. But what we suspect is that there was corruption on the part of those responsible for ensuring that the nightclub followed the legislation. That's why the owner wasn't arrested, because his arrest would draw attention to these other people within the government and the fire department. The Netflix documentary has more details about this part of the story.
It's such a habit to just automatically assume that everything we attend and places we go are just safe. Until you have a fire you don't question it. Our house caught on fire in 2008 and I still triple check light switches and fuses and make sure any risk of fire is eliminated or addressed as much I can. I keep extra fire extinguishers....
Thank you for talking about this case. There's a book written by the mom of a victim, called "Everyday day, the same night" and it's one of the saddest things you could ever read.
it was actually written by a journalist who interviewed a lot of the families involved in the case, her name is daniela arbex
It's horrifying to discover that "The Fall of the House of Usher" was inspired by actual events.
Bruhhhh that’s what I was thinking
Literally omg
ikr
was just about to say that >.< never doubt the audacity of humans
i knew the title sounded familiar.. wow that kinda creeps me out
Stephanie is such a great story teller. I have never watched one of her videos and not thought to myself at least a few times that no one else can tell the story quite as well as her. I also love that she covers so many international cases absolutely no one is covering. It is very refreshing watching new content I've never seen talked about, or even heard of before.
So much blame. The people who used the fire extinguisher for non-emergency non-fire use, the people who didn't replace it, the person who used the firework that wasn't indoor-safe, the person who sold him the firework knowing he was going to use it inside... 242 people MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD by idiots. Society doesn't pass out enough death sentences anymore.
I don’t agree with the one who sold it. Agreed that he shouldn’t have but not that he should’ve been held accountable.
I can’t help but think about Itaewon when I hear about the civilians doing their best to help. It warms my heart, but I know so many were traumatized and scarred for life. If ANYONE who tried to help during this horrible and preventable tragedy is reading this: it is not your fault. Thank you for trying. You are a hero. This case breaks my heart man. So many young people, their whole lives ahead of them. Taken away for no good reason.
For real. 😢
@@Mr.WestcottX it’s heartbreaking. This video made me cry literally 5 times
@@ash_tray I was sad at the end or near the end this video. 😟 Especially my condolences to victim's parents or friends.
I was there:( it remains a dark heavy hole in my memory and heart
Same. My first thought
Because of the Kiss club incident, I feel like I hate going to clubs. I feel like I can't even go to the movies without worrying about where the exits are.
Recentemente no meu estado teve um incêndio no cinema do shopping, duas meninas não saíram a tempo 😢. Também fico super paranoica com saídas de emergência depois da boate Kiss.
I feel the same way. I used to love going to concerts, but the last concert my husband and I went to was in the early 2000’s (Matchbox 20 or Sting I don’t recall which one). We had seating in the 3rd row but when everyone started dancing the floor started vibrating. I started having a panic attack. I was looking for the exit. My husband was really concerned. I managed to stay long enough for the first encore but we high tailed out of there before the final encore and I’ve never gone to another concert or movie since.
The bombing at Ariana Grande’s Manchester concert was what really sealed the deal for me.
Não sei... As baladas que eu costumava ir,.continuo indo ( não que eu vá com frequência, né), mas fica sempre o alarme na cabeça, de onde é a saída e o que fazer. E antes disso, aqui em SP (da onde eu sou) teve o caso do menino que atirou em várias pessoas no cinema do shop Morumbi, não lembro o ano, mas, deve ter uns 20 anos, nunca reabriram o cinema.... O mundo tá perdido.
:_( It's the 1% high-functioning psychopaths our species keeps giving birth to. They are not yoked to the common good. How can we control them.
Travis Scott's festival a couple years ago, where 9 people died in the crush of the crowd, sealed the deal for me. (I wasn't there.) It reminded me of a Dave Matthews Band concert in the late 90's where I was caught up in the crowd surge towards the stage. I couldn't breathe, couldn't get my arms up, and almost got trampled. People had to lift me out, crowd-surfing style. @@LibraInSeattle
Kiss is one of the biggest tragedies in Brazil. It was horrible, I remember I was about 9 years old when it happened and all the news talked about was the disaster. The fact that the owners and bouncers faced basically nothing. Thank you for covering it.
I looked it up because I was about to freak out about my mattress - polyurethane foam used in furniture, including mattresses, is treated with flame retardants. My guess would be the nightclub owners bought plain polyurethane foam and not anything intended for regular consumer use.
@JuicyUTTP appears to be a toilet trough or handwashing station, but I’m going with the first one. 🤷🏾♀️
@JuicyUTTPseems to be one of those things to block sight from what looks like a urinal, as it is just a model for what looks like the actual club
That is what happened at the Station Night Club. The American Foam company sent the owners polyurethane foam instead of the acoustic soundproofing foam that was also fire resistant.
There were other nightclub fires listed to have acoustic commercial soundproofing foam and using cold fireworks. It looks like having any foam on the ceiling or sides is a fire hazard.
The fact that so many people were killed not by a terrorist attack, but by sheer stupidity of people is mind-boggling. This story just shows how being cheap and being stupid destroys lives. It's unspeakable
A year and half after 9/11 the Station Night Club tragedy happened in 2003. Both 9/11 and the Station Night Club tragedy are remembered yearly in United States.
Can you please talk about residential schools that happened in Canada and US. Indigenous children were stolen from their homes and were forced to go to residential schools. Many of them faced trauma such as emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse that greatly affects indigenous people. Majority of indigenous people suffer generational trauma and even I go through it. The media is HIGHLY uneducated about this topic and it makes me so sad because it feels like no one seems to understand what indigenous people had to go through from residential schools.
There’s a lot of lies we aren’t allowed to expose as well. We have to be careful to tell the truth of the true victims, without sensationalizing it for everyone. I’m against the government taking kids into their institutions as it is, let alone residential schools. The horrors are bad enough without adding all the embellished tales, because those are being exposed. Every one is a slap in the face to the children who were actually victims.
My husband/kids entire family were in the residential schools. The government(s) here (Canada) need to be dealt with. Not with tax payer dollars. Not with lip service. The real stories from the real people, not the profiteers.
This is almost the same exact thing that happened at the Station nightclub in Rhode Island in 2003. The owners received noise complaints and put flammable materials all over the walls and doors. Over 100 people died.
It is the fact that this could have been prevented...that is what makes this that much more tragic and painful. So many selfish and careless decisions led to many innocent deaths.
Well, that´s the pre-requisite for almost every tragic accident ever:
A CONCATENATION OF BAD EVENTS and/or MISTAKES (in spanish, we say "CÚMULO DE DESPROPÓSITOS").
In this case, as you point, there were NO natural accidents involved (which usually are, like an specific weather or lightning, or flood), but it was all due to STUPIDITY & CARELESSNESS.
Thank you so much for bringing more awareness to this case. A lot of families are still trying to get justice and it seems nearly impossible at this point. It was a case that shocked the whole country and caused changes in the whole world, almost everyone in the region of Santa Maria knew a victim of the night club and are still recovering
In US, and I guess we aren't the only country that claims to be a democracy, but has one law for the filthy rich and another law for everyone else. I'm so sorry.
The horrified whisper of "the people that went inside..." by Mr Mango at around 41:50 broke my heart even more.. 😭😭
I just came across your channel. Your power of story telling is amazing. With in two sentences I was drawn in to everything you had to say. This is such a horrible situation and needed to be told by someone that could show true story telling thru emotions and make you feel what someone might feel like if they were right there. Praying for all that families that lost loved ones and for all the ones injured in this horrific tragedy.
My heart *broke* for those people who lost their lives, lost loved ones, were injured, were trying to help, were trying to get justice over horrifically preventable tragedy. This case is so unbelievably awful.
As a parent, the fear of your children being harmed never goes away from the moment they start toddling and even when they're adults. It's even scarier when they're adults because you can't stand around them with your arms held out protecting them from danger. God bless
I honestly started crying when she mentioned all the phones starting to ring, thinking about desperate friends and parents trying to see if their loved ones are ok. What a nightmare.
@@MRuby-qb9bd Yes I felt the same way, truly a horrifying nightmare. Especially since I remember being a young person in the club so scary
Tears just fell down one by one when she told us about Giovanni and his brother’s story omg 😭
This woman is awesome...Thank you for the precise and informed understanding.
This is so heartbreaking. And Giovanni saving his brother without even knowing it made me so emotional.
I cried like a baby… my heart goes out for everyone involved
I'm from the capital of the state where this happened here in Brazil, so I recognized it would be a story about the Kiss nightclub immediately from the title. This horrible accident was a huge deal and is still well remembered to this day. I still remember the day after this incident, there were helicopter sounds all day long and for a few days after, all bringing in people to be treated at the capital hospitals. It was pretty ominous hearing those and realizing just how many injured people were there. That's all the news would cover for several weeks, no one here can ever forget this incident.
Me also 😢
that is truly sad...
I’ve heard about this tragedy in other videos and have read about but the way you told this story, really does it justice. This is the one time I’ve actually cried from hearing this story again because of how you are able to deliver it. Amazing storytelling, keep up the amazing work!
As a former ER nurse, Stephanie is not exaggerating about the 4th of July. Firework injuries are no joke. Also, I had no idea that setlists were so intricate. I always learn something here!
same incident happened in iraq during a wedding last year, 107 relatives died during the fire.. it was a catastrofy
yeah using fireworks indoors is just not it even the indoor ones when so much is at risk 😔
Catastrophe *
I heard about it 💔💔 so heartbreaking. bride and groom both died if I remember correctly.
There was a similar incident in Romania, in 30.10.2015 (I’m from Romania myself, and remember this on the news so vividly, it caused the whole country to protest, and eventually many politicians stepped down).
The foam in the ceiling caught fire from the sparkles from the fireworks. The whole ceiling was on fire in 10 seconds..
There was only one exit…And the door opened towards the inside, locking people in… A lot of people went towards the bathrooms, that just like in this case, were soon met by their death…
Extremely sad story, especially since many many people died from medical neglect in the hospital. The romanian government was offered helicopters and hospital bed spaces from Belgium, Hungary, and many other countries in Europe (and outside of Europe), but the head of the health department turned it down… The hospitals in Bucharest were not up to standards, not even the burns unit… Eventually, many people ended up being flown to other countries, but it was already too late… You could make a video about this case, I’m sure there’s many romanian speakers that would help you make the video.
Great work, Stephanie! ❤
some edits: the bathrooms were a dead end, the piping hot foam fell on the people and burnt their skin off completely… just like in this case… it’s just horrible..and the romanian media had the AUDACITY to call it a satanic sacrifice, because the band was playing metal music…..
rest in peace to all those people who died in vein…
And massive apologies I got the date wrong by one day.
It would be great if Stephanie could cover this case! I am so happy she is becoming more and more recognised in Romania! We love you Steph❤
I agree. Colectiv fire. Over 60 dead and from what i know another surviver ended his life later... Rest of The victims still dealing with The injuries
@@georgianaradauti7315that’s correct… it breaks my heart, that in many cases like these, people have to die for those in power to do something…every single country on earth has had mass casualties, and tragedies happen due to safeguarding issues in public spaces, buildings, and so on.
the grenfell tower tragedy in england?? the station nightclub fire in the u.s.?? absolutely heartbreaking
i came here to find this comment
the public esp uneducated ones need stupid reasons like "satanic rituals" to cope with reality
I’ve recently discovered your channel and have been binging your videos and one thing I’ve really appreciated is your genuine dedication to presenting not only as much factual information about each case, but also human experience and emotion of victims. A lot of true crime channels just give facts and remove themselves and the audience from the tragedy of events, but you don’t and I truly appreciate it. I feel like it’s so easy to watch and read and hear about things like this and just gloss over them but you tell us about victims and this families and their lives and give us background about what kind of people they are, reminding us that these aren’t just stories, these are real, painful, horrible, but still sometimes heart warming human experiences. Particularly in this video with so many victims, the fact you took time to include the experiences of so many victims and their families hurt so much but was so necessary, these people deserve to have their stories told
What's crazy to me is that this is all the lead singers fault. If he had just spent the fifteen dollars and got the indoor firework, the chances of this would have been SIGNIFICANTLY lower. Then he had the audacity to just RUN!? I'm so angry.
Honestly, for me the singer are the least at fault. Yes they brought the wrong kind of firework, but they are not the one responsable to assure safety of the people inside. If the nightclub had done its job, they would have inspect the firework, see it was not safe to be used inside and forbidden them to use it.
it was a premeditated m-word (ends with assacre) of his doing. that's just the truth
it was a p-word m-word of his doing. that's just the truth.
(the woefully obfuscated truth 😓)
sorry if i commented multiple times, i was battling with the censors. don't know what is actually there right now, because it keeps lying to me
@@DoroNijimaruplease tell me more. I saw the poster of the band. It’s a literal human on fire. I feel like that’s a weird coincidence
I was in an establishment once where a fire broke out. The difference was, everyone was outside in what felt like a single minute as the emergency exit doors were opened and the staff were directing people to go out (rather than not letting them go out). One of the bouncers/staff had to keep a girl from going back inside because she left her purse.
As someone who has been through firefighting training and search and rescue the first thing I was trained in was how to operate in complete darkness without any light. The fact that they didn’t go in is devastating.
i have to comment on the way she tells these cases, it’s honestly encapsulating it keeps you focused on the details and it creates amazing imagery with her tone changes