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作者：Anonymous 在 罕见奇谈 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org
Monday, 31 December, 2001, 21:37 GMT
Peru fire toll 'could top 300'
Many victims were trapped in their cars
A Peruvian public safety official has said that a blaze
sparked by fireworks in the capital, Lima, may have
killed over 300 people.
The head of the Lima
Municipal Security Board,
Raul Duenas, told the
Reuters news agency that
at least 282 people were
already known to have died
and 134 were injured in
Saturday's disaster.
Rescuers are still picking
through the charred rubble
of the shopping centre to
recover more bodies but
work has been slow because some were trapped in
cars caught in the fire and there are fears of structural
collapse.
City authorities say they
have begun identifying the
victims of the blaze, but
some bodies are burned
beyond recognition.
The Peruvian President,
Alejandro Toledo, declared
national mourning and said
he planned to ban the
production and sale of
fireworks.
He also promised financial
assistance to those affected by the fire.
"This is the worst tragedy I have ever had to
experience," he said.
Disaster scene
The area in Lima's historic old town had been packed
with people ahead of the New Year celebrations when
the blaze began on Saturday evening.
Witnesses said that the fire started when a
shopkeeper lit a firework as a demonstration for an
interested customer on a narrow street outside the
shopping centre.
A wall of fire swept through
four blocks of shops and
rundown apartment
buildings.
Several hundred fire-fighters
eventually brought the blaze
under control.
Their efforts were initially
hampered by a shortage of
water and crowds of
onlookers.
They said temperatures could have risen as high as
600C.
Health Minister Luis Solari said some bodies would
never even be found because of the high temperatures.
Fears that damaged
buildings might collapse
have hampered emergency
workers, who are using
infra-red cameras to locate
bodies, officials said.
Lima city fire chief Tulio
Nicolini described the fire
as the worst he had seen
in his 40-year career.
Sorrow
Pope John Paul II has offered his condolences to
Peru, whose population is about 90% Roman Catholic.
He was "deeply pained to
learn the terrible news" and
was praying for "the eternal
rest of those fallen", a
Vatican statement said.
UK Prime Minister Tony
Blair was among foreign
leaders who also sent
condolences.
"This was a terrible tragedy
and my thoughts and
prayers are with the friends
and families of the deceased and injured," Mr Blair
said.
According to Chief Nicolini, shopkeepers hampered
the rescue effort by locking their premises to prevent
looting.
Fireworks are popular in Peru during Christmas and
New Year celebrations, and are sold on streets
throughout the capital during the season.
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