Witness History
Witness History
Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire
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November 6, 2023
10 minutes
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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)