The Ycua Bolaños Supermarket Disaster (Paraguay 2004)

[@DeathOfRetailPrice]

I cannot believe the guards actually followed the orders to lock those people in. How serious are you taking your role, geezus!

[@JaniceVineyard-kf6wm]

Demonic.

[@zestyquestman8378]

The way my jaw dropped when you said they locked the customers in. It's hard actually go ahead and say someone is evil to the core, but I feel confident that the people who made the order are rotten on the inside. Rest in peace.

[@yikesgal4117]

It’s shocking when 1 person dies but when 374 people die you know there has been some real evil involved…

[@barbiek3987]

I can't even imagine telling security to LOCK PEOPLE INSIDE A BURNING BUILDING, because I didn't want them to shoplift. The owners should have faced much stronger and longer sentences. They were GUILTY of those deaths.

[@kateemma22]

374 counts of murder, I say.

[@petcatznz]

How can it be shoplifting if one is running for their life to escape an inferno?

[@robertsteinbach7325]

I noticed that, through history, judges had been surprising hesitant to give harsh penalties to people cause the massive death of others and in cases that the judges do give a harsh sentence about half the time the sentences are successfully appealed.

[@YankeeRebel1348]

​@petcatznz Easy. You grab items on the way out because nobody would be paying you any attention. While a crime, that wasn't the owners call as he basically killed innocent people with that order

[@e28forever30]

@@YankeeRebel1348 He was going to loose everything anyway, be it by shoplifting or by fire and water…

[@moxiemaxie3543]

You ended this mini doc in such a tasteful way by mentioning a survivor who got grow up and displaying a silent memorial

[@josieann5031]

There are no words to express the rage and sadness I feel about this incident.

[@stingray11214]

Lock the doors so people cannot leave/enter without paying. It is a constant theme. Cocoanut Grove, Happy Land, Ozone, Ycua Bolanos. It never fails. I was in tears looking at the pictures. But, it always comes down to the want for more money. Customer safety be damned. The Paivas should have been sentenced to 20 minutes in a locked room with the families of the victims. On a side note: Raven, I do not know how you stay sane making these videos. You do a fantastic job with horrific subject manner. I hope that you can keep up the good work.

[@delboy1727]

Given that the building was going up in flames, and all the stock with it, I would have thought that a few unpaid items would be the least of their problems. How mind bogglingly dumb and callous do you have to be to order the locking of the doors in such circumstances.

[@tonysansom]

It's not even logical. By denying firefighters access to the building, they guaranteed that all the stock within would be destroyed.

[@isaactuuri6488]

They locked the doors to keep people from leaving without paying?? ...with their lives, jesus

[@starscoldnight]

yes, and to keep others of emptying/stealing the place as well. it was a horrible day for us

[@bofotech]

Love your channel!

[@johngalt2506]

How does this channel not have a million subs?

[@elmin82]

Me too

[@chrismoore600]

In Hamlet NC the empire food company locked the doors to the chicken plant and a fire broke out. Killing a lot of people and injured hundreds.

[@rosettastone741]

I would imagine those ceiling tiles instantly melting, then dropping on everyone, would be something close to napalm being dropped on them. Super sticky, melted, on fire and cant be put out. Then to realize you're locked inside?! So messed up....

[@moxiemaxie3543]

Locking customers into a burning building b/c he didn't want to leave w/o paying. Mass manslaughter over merch thats been incinerated. They should've gotten life in prison

[@steveclapper5424]

It should surprise no one that greed is the one sin that never really gets punished.

[@jasonaris5316]

Another fascinating video well done (I wait avidly for these now)

[@rhedosaurus2251]

I'm surprised the prisoners didn't deal out prison justice to any of those 3. After all, we all know how South American prisons are.

[@Intelligence_Failure]

paraguay isn't like most of south america. it's relatively col°nial and bougie and sort of the last hold out of f°°cism in the region. sort of a panama rhodesia namibia vibe.

[@danielferszt6521]

I am fairly sure they didn't go with the general population of the prision. Most likely they were in a VIP seccion.

[@starscoldnight]

they had their own space in jail, since some of the victims had family incarcerated as well. and i dont remember if the son or the dad had a severe sickness and needed special care

[@bzipoli]

​@@Intelligence_Failureare you from SA? bc i don't think you are

[@Intelligence_Failure]

@@bzipoli nah, are you?

[@jdwatson8482]

Another well done mini doc!

[@NicolasChiribelo]

I'm from neighboring Argentina and honestly I had no idea about this incident. In my city of Buenos Aires we had a similar incident though, that involved similar ingredients: fire, neglicence and corruption. The Cromagnón Club Fire that happened in December 30, 2004. I suggested it to Plainly Difficult and would be nice if you too could make a video of it someday.

[@karljohnson6404]

Glad to see you're back with these videos love them all hope you continue

[@buckgulick3968]

Makes you wish for 19th century justice.

[@RebeccaCampbell1969]

“Locking the escape doors”... something which is common in disasters around the world... this channel and others have made videos about Night Clubs and Restaurants doing the same in the US and England. Misery has no nationality or ethnicity, in the Guarani’s case these father and son did a common thing, a horrible thing, but not unique

[@RonSeymour1]

Previous cases of locked doors were because the owners did not want people getting in without payment. This was to stop them from getting out when an actual fire was in progress. There is no comparison.

[@chrismoore600]

As a firefighter this kind of stuff just pisses me off.

[@Highland_Moo]

Jaysus……this may be the most horrific fire I’ve heard about. Locking folk, (while using a gun as a threat), inside a burning building is definitely not involuntary manslaughter - that’s outright murder. Those poor souls.

[@urbanmidnight1]

Love your videos mate, any chance you 'd make them a little longer? There's nothing good on telly these days lol.

[@mimib8032]

His videos are perfect length.

[@senses70]

What a heartbreaking story 💔. I have so much anger against the owners and the fact they were released so early. Yet a person who murder someone would get life in prison. No justice for the hundreds of people who perished in such a terrible way and their families. RIP.

[@plunder1956]

I'm surprised that the owners of the store got away alive.

[@LethalJizzle]

I thought the stores of nightclubs having fire exits locked to stop people sneaking in were bad enough, i never thought I'd hear a story where doors were locked in response to a fire. Unbelievable. They sentenced innocent people to burn to death because some might be carrying stock that was going to burn regardless, and in turn got sentenced to something like 5 days in prison per person they murdered. This is the worst one by far.

[@germanshepherd6638]

You’re not going to save any merchandise if your store is burning to the ground!

[@TheMags53]

The security guard Daniel Areco not only closed the doors but held firefighters at gunpoint when they initially tried to open the exits, or at least that's what's reported. Edit: did you did Cromañon already? Do Cromañon if not. English speakers need to know that one.

[@bryanhaynes6742]

The photos of the children crushed me. But I'll keep watching you Ravens eye

[@mjrippe]

How can I be LIKE #81 - there should be 3 Million.

[@djmoch1001]

The video was only posted less than half an hour ago. But I agree, his channel deserves millions of views.

[@RJ-luci]

Absolutely angers me to the core………………

[@roseprevost8081]

I'm surprised those three monsters survived long enough to be tried.

[@joycemota9604]

One of them died, he was infected by covid

[@dawnwilson1529]

it's amazing that a building like that was allowed to be built in this day and age!

[@DeanBallDarlo]

That is utterly horrific 😢

[@elmin82]

Omg poor people ,that was terrible.

[@raquellofstedt9713]

Peace to the victims. May their families someday find if not true justice, then at least some comfort.

[@Gois83]

Absolutely unbelievable! People are dying and all they were worried was about shoplyfting. They should've met the same end as the people who died inside the supermarket. But I guess that's the value of life is South America...

[@Jen-rose76]

Love and support to all the family and friends of those lost. It’s infuriating how someone’s stupid decision hurts so many!! I wish so much that when someone makes that stupid decision which takes so many lives. There could be a decision made for them where they no longer exist!! ❤🙏🏽♥️

[@jmm2000]

Locking emergency exits and closing doors during a fire at restaurants, shopping centers, stores, and other public events to prevent "freeloaders" or customers without paying is totally ridiculous and cruel.

[@Liasisws]

Wow. Just wow. 😢

[@clintkinsey1614]

Ive always said Laws only apply to poor people.

[@e28forever30]

Sickening, absolutely sickening. There was no point in protecting the goods in the store, as it was gonna be completely destroyed, either by fire or by water, rendering everything useless inside

[@TheAngieStoned]

That's just horrendous

[@jaredbladzik8361]

Tragic how many lost their lives

[@amezrismommigower6839]

Wow, just wow! This is evil on a whole other level.

[@iangrice329]

Unbelievable, greed and stupidity.

[@dianejacobs7523]

Heartbreaking

[@jmash7751]

Wow. Just wow!

[@bzipoli]

dude, i remember seen this one on the news because of the locking in

[@NektarVision]

What a story.... Yet again, the true is stranger than fiction.

[@purplerunner1715]

Sometimes the fires of hell is not even a warm enough welcome for some people that leaves this planet one day.

[@Excelnaught-f4b]

This one hits hard, my god

[@LilAngelPrincess95]

"2 views" I think this is the fastest I've ever been a new video on this channel. How dense and evil of a person thinks that letting them leave without paying is worse than burning?! They can't pay if they are dead! Also there were far bigger things to worry about!

[@JGCR59]

The end of the video with just the pictures of the victims was moving

[@jessicamilestone4026]

😢. Locking people in a burning building!!! 😮😮😮. The people who did that do not have consciences.

[@Truckngirl]

Sadly, in so many parts of the world corruption trumps justice.

[@runeodin7237]

That doesn't make sense - you don't get money from dead customers. Not only was the owner's decision to lock the doors cruel and evil, it was also stupid.

[@donnaharvey6293]

Such a tragedy 😢

[@tintintinneke9664]

Amazing woman

[@davidhudson5452]

She should be the fire inspector

[@JaniceVineyard-kf6wm]

The same through history and contines, greed, corruption, no morals or ethics, no conscience.

[@desertstar223]

I literally stopped breathing for a while when I heard they locked the doors trapping the people inside the burning building. Does human life, the most precious thing on earth means NOTHING to these money hungry vultures.

[@headsup2433]

Did the families get any compensation?.

[@paulsmodels]

That a fine example of decision making based on the love of money.

[@amandahugankiss4110]

people don't get murdered in prison down there, huh?

[@bzipoli]

they do, but sometimes not when you can bribe to stay in a "vip" section and get benefits (like pay for security). other than that, they do (a lot)

[@baardkopperud]

So they locked the doors to prevent theft... Wonder how much of their inventory actually survived the fire? Probably nothing, so the items would've been lost either way! Besides, if the doors had been left open, maybe the firefighters would've been able to extinguish the fire before everything went up in flames.

[@cathyb1273]

As you didn't speak about financial compensations I guess there weren’t any ?

[@traBylliB]

Good grief! It was first degree murder!!

[@mustachetwirler7617]

That shop owner and his goons should have been sentenced to life in prison.

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

Another case of "Viva la corrupcion".

[@ellenbryn]

I don't often wish ill of people because it can't help, but I hope that store owner and guard go to sleep every night reliving what they heard, smelled and saw, and dream of what it felt like to be one of the victims of their deliberate, callous choices that day. Because not only did they make that split second choice • they KEPT the gates down and the doors locked. There's no way there wasn't time for them to change their minds after an initial ill-judged, split second choice in a moment of panic before they realized the severity of the situation. they had to see what was happening. I hope they continue to see it.

[@ChaosCat79]

Tragedy for the people who died and those families who had to endure so much in the aftermath. At least there was a form of poetic justice to the fate of Victor Paiva in the end... He might have dodged the sentencing his crimes truly deserved, but in the end, his own greed and life style would come to bite him in the ass eventually when 2020 rolled in. A well deserved "Hermain Cain Award" for that guy.

[@WendyDarling1974]

“Pay for your groceries or die!” 😮

[@saiyanscaris6530]

so there more worried about them shoplifting and losing money than the lives of almost a THOUSAND PEOPLE

[@eiloen]

FUCK. THERE WERE SO MANY KIDS.

[@monkofdarktimes]

The owners are lucky to even survive that long after the trial given in some cases vigilantism will be the end results

[@jasonbouvette1077]

I love that the last thing purchased before the fire was beer.

[@kateemma22]

Paiva translates to ‘psychopath’ right? Because this is some inhumane stuff.

[@erikcruz4104]

10:04 my god

[@mileshigh1321]

2 words...Vigilante Justice.

[@jonmanning7374]

The love of money truly is the root of all evil

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

The Paivas and their security chief belonged on yardarms.

[@steadfastandyx4947]

Could anyone in their right mind make this up and worse what these maniacs did. My sweet lord almighty.

[@GordonHouston-Smith]

Ahh, a trail! Thus those responsible will be brought to account and punished...Mmm, maybe not, but there is a second trial aaand...FFS! Still at least they went to prison. Good behaviour? What? They didn't burn or suffocate anyone in prison? Surely there have never been any other cases where people responsible for deaths due to their greed or laziness has ever occurred? What? Never apart from every other case in history.

[@robertsolomielke5134]

Typical of the Latin American man, and the mind set that goes with the territory, I am not surprised. I pray for the fallen.

[@BlackLung911]

Money is GOD to some people, people care more for animals than their fellow man.

[@sfcrmd1]

Special place in hell

[@AngelWest58]

WHAT???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[@debbieellett9093]

Somehow, I am not surprised that those people responsible were able to buy their way out early. I don't want to be the greedy men when they stand before God to answer for their actions.

[@starscoldnight]

they owned one of our biggest supermark chaines, thats why they could get out soon. money gets you anywhere in our country. the law is useless

[@debbieellett9093]

@starscoldnight, sadly that is true here in the USA as well. Money always talks, and bulls&@t walks.

[@maverick4177]

Scorchio