UPDATE...
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/d6517cee-5afa-11d9-9ad3-00000e2511c8.html
"Fire in Buenos Aires nightclub kills 149"
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Dec 31 (Reuters)
ARTICLE NOTE: "360 injured"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Local media reported that as many as 5,000 to 6,000 people may have been inside the club listening to a band play when the blaze broke out an hour before midnight on Thursday.
Witnesses told Reuters reporters on the scene that a flare was shot into the club’s ceiling, which was covered with foam. There was a stampede and many people fainted from inhaling smoke.
“There are versions that flares caused the fire, but I cannot confirm this until we have more information from the fire department,” Mayor Anibal Ibarra told TN television.
It was not immediately clear if fire exits and doors were unblocked."
http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=19794&siteSection=2
Updated: December 30th, 2004 09:58:44 AM
"Georgia Police Officer Shot To Death During Routine Traffic Stop"
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MATT WEEKS
Courtesy of The Gainesville Times
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A Pendergrass police officer died Wednesday night, shortly after he was shot during an attempted traffic stop in Jackson County.
Officer Chris Ruse died at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, said Shannon Garner, administrative supervisor at the hospital."
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http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-bc-ct-brf--officershot1231dec30,0,7409220.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut
Friday, December 31, 2004
"Newington police officer shot while responding to domestic call"
December 31, 2004, 2:02 AM EST
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "NEWINGTON, Conn. -- A town police officer who was shot while responding to a domestic call was being held hostage early Friday as state troopers and police from surrounding towns swarmed the scene.
Mayor Thomas McBride identified the injured officer was Peter Lavery, a 19-year veteran of the force. The extent of the officer's injuries were not released."
http://tennessean.com/local/archives/04/12/63528037.shtml?Element_ID=63528037
"Arson likely in fires at Korean group's buildings in Stewart County"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Authorities were investigating circumstances surrounding midnight fires Dec. 24 that destroyed a school, church and office in the Doalnara Restoration Society — a Korean organization in the Standing Rock community whose members travel around the area doing musical performances."
UPDATE...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,142992,00.html
"Deadly Nightclub Fire Kills 175 in Argentina
ARTICLE NOTE: Hundreds Injured
Friday, December 31, 2004
APBUENOS AIRES, Argentina —
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Survivors said the band members at one point appealed to fans to refrain from setting off fireworks — a common practice at rock concerts in Argentina. But one song into the concert, someone apparently fired a flare that sparked the blaze, concertgoers said."