AFP, BUENOS AIRES, April 21: An Argentine court on Wednesday said members of the rock group Callejeros were "criminally liable" for a 2004 blaze that killed 194 people at a Buenos Aires concert.
A second court will determine the penalty, according to a court source.
At a 2009 trial, the owner of the Cromanon discotheque, where the concert was held, was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The six members of the band were acquitted, although the prosecutor had asked that they be given a sentence of 15 years.
Familes of the victims had appealed that decision.
The fire started after spectators shot off fireworks during the performance -- a common practice during a Callejeros show. Four thousand people were crammed inside the discotheque the night of the show, more than three times its official capacity.
Many of the victims were asphyxiated because the main exit had been locked by the concert organizers to prevent people from entering the hall without paying for a ticket.
The court found that the six members of the group were "fully responsible for the involuntary fire, and the subsequent deaths."
After the verdict, prosecutor Raul Plee announced: "The Callejeros' immunity is over."
The court also found guilty several former police officers and employees of the city of Buenos Aires.
The owner of the discotheque, Omar Chaban, had his sentence reduced to 11 years from 20.
