nightclub faced up to 35 years in prison if they are charged with homicide as a result of the incident. An attorney for the owners of the property said that they "are not responsible" for the incident and that they had leased the building to be operated as a restaurant, not as a nightclub. Relatives of victims and those gathered at the club told Peruvian outlets that tear gas was deployed at the venue, though Peruvian authorities denied that any crowd control agents were dispersed. See also Estadio Nacional disaster Victoria Hall disaster List of fatal crowd crushes Utopía nightclub fire References 2020 in Peru 2020 disasters in Peru 2020s in Lima August 2020 crimes in South America COVID-19 pandemic in Peru Crime in Lima Disasters in nightclubs Human stampedes in 2020 Human stampedes in South America August 2020 events in Peru