At least one dead in Rio de Janeiro hospital fire

At least one person died in a fire in a hospital in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, local media reported.

The fire at the Badim Hospital, in the north of Rio, broke out around 6.30 pm local time, and TV images showed patients evacuated out into the streets, lying in their beds, surrounded by nurses and doctors.

Local media, citing the fire brigade, reported one person died in the blaze. Firefighters managed to put out the fire in a about two hours.

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