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Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire

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English - November 06, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 4.56 MB - ★★★★★ - 853 ratings
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In August 2004, more than 300 people died when a supermarket caught fire in Paraguay's capital, Asunción.

It is seen as the country's worst peacetime disaster.

Tatiana Gabaglio escaped the fire. She speaks to Ben Henderson.

(Photo: Mourners gathering after the Ycuá Bolaños fire. Credit: Norberto Duarte/AFP via Getty Images)