10 killed in fire at Flamengo training centre in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO: A fire at the training centre of Rio de Janeiro football club Flamengo killed 10 people and injured at least three others on Friday, one of them seriously, firefighters and news reports said.
The fire broke out in the early hours of the morning at the Ninho do Urubu, a state-of-the-art training centre that was expanded and opened only two months ago. The facility has accommodation for teenage players.
“The kids from the Flamengo youth team were sleeping there at the time,” firefighter Douglas Henaut told Globo News.
Globo’s news site reported that youth players were among the dead, although it did not cite its sources. The three injured were 14- and 15-years-old, according to the site. All three were taken to hospital, one of them reportedly in a serious condition.
Ariel footage showed corrugated iron roofs distorted by the fire and piles of charred items. Nearby trees were also scorched by the flames.
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