1 Minute of Silence for Fire Victims
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Sweden came to a halt for a minute to remember 63 teenagers killed when fire roared through a packed disco in the city of Goteborg on Oct. 30. Parliament stopped work at 2 p.m. Flags were lowered, taxi drivers stood by their cars at the roadside, manual trading halted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, and offices fell silent.
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