Fire in Brazil kills at least 10 in Flamengo football club facility: reports


Devdiscourse News Desk | Brasília | Updated: 08-02-2019 16:06 IST | Created: 08-02-2019 15:48 IST
Fire in Brazil kills at least 10 in Flamengo football club facility: reports
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Fire at the training centre of Rio de Janeiro soccer club Flamengo killed 10 people and injured at least three on Friday, firefighters said. The blaze happened at the Brazilian club's state-of-the-art centre that was expanded only two months ago.

The pre-dawn blaze in Rio de Janeiro hit a building that housed youth-category players aged 14 to 17, TV Globo said. It broadcast aerial footage of the fire, which it said had been brought under control.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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