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Buenos
Aires mayor ousted over deadly
nightclub fire
Buenos Aires lawmakers ousted
the mayor on Tuesday, citing his
failure to enforce safety codes
that might have prevented a
nightclub fire that killed 194
people in 2004.
A committee of Buenos Aires city
deputies voted to sack Mayor
Anibal Ibarra on charges of
negligence and corruption for
Argentina's worst tragedy in
decades.
Ibarra, who has governed the
city for six years, was
suspended from office in
November pending an
investigation into the
accusations along with charges
of irregularities in the city's
licensing and fire inspections
of the club.
The fire at the Republica
Cromagnon club started when
concert-goers shot a flare into
the ceiling, igniting flammable
soundproofing material.
Ibarra, whose term was to expire
in 2007, will be replaced by
Deputy Mayor Jorge Telerman.
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