Then, as the ceiling continued to ooze hot molten foam, dos Santos grabbed the drummer's water bottle and aimed it at the fire.

NPR: No Alarm, Only 1 Exit In Brazil Nightclub Fire

Mark Cato, a lawyer who writes a popular blog, is hoping for a decent bottle of Bollinger, a log fire and a good cigar, surrounded by his family.

ECONOMIST: Assisted suicide

Karl Hoffman, who lived in the flat, told jurors he had tried to put out the fire with a cup of water and a bottle of soft drink before a neighbour dialled 999.

BBC: Jim Shears (left) and Alan Bannon