万花筒 2009-12-07&12-08 俄罗斯夜总会爆炸

It started as a celebration. Over 200 people were inside the club. At 11:15 pm, the blast ripped through it. Many have no chance to escape. Eyewitnesses¹ say wicker wall coverings caught fire when the fireworks were set off inside the building. Emergency services rushed to help scores of injured, most were young people caught up in a crush at the exit, as smoke spread and panic set in. Anxious relatives gathered to try to find missing loved ones. The list is long.

“We can’t understand anything, we don’t know anything, around 50 of our friends were there.”

Russia has been on the edge since the train bombing a week ago, which left 26 people dead. But officials say there is no evidence of terrorist involvement in last night's explosion.

“According to preliminary information from the Federal Security Service bomb disposal experts, there was no explosion. Again, the preliminary cause is a fire. There were flood lights inside, the stage where the artists performed was equipped with an additional ceiling, made of burning material”

Authorities say they’ll launch a full investigation² into whether the club breached³ fire safety regulations.

Amanda Walker, Sky News, Moscow.

 

1 eyewitnesses   

目击者( eyewitness的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
• Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。