AT LEAST 122 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 180 INJURED IN LIMA, PERU WHEN FIR...

World | December 31, 2001, Monday // 00:00

At least 122 people were killed and 180 injured in Lima, Peru when fireworks exploded in a street-market store, setting off a blaze that swept through four blocks of apartments and stores, officials said Sunday. President Alejandro Toledo declared Sunday and Monday national days of mourning and banned the sale of fireworks.

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