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| Brazil fire: 1 dead, 3 feared missing in Sao Paulo building collapse (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) | |
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| An enormous blaze has felled a 26-storey building in Sao Paulo. Footage shared via a Facebook live stream shows the horrifying moment the fire-ravaged property suddenly drops to the ground. | |
| One man died while being rescued moments before the building came down. A further three people are believed missing, Reuters reported citing local authorities. | |
| The massive fire struck two buildings in Largo do Paissandu on Tuesday, causing one of the properties to suddenly collapse. The neighboring building is still ablaze but fire crews are on the scene. | The massive fire struck two buildings in Largo do Paissandu on Tuesday, causing one of the properties to suddenly collapse. The neighboring building is still ablaze but fire crews are on the scene. |
| The fire department has said there is no risk of the second building collapsing, Folha reports. | The fire department has said there is no risk of the second building collapsing, Folha reports. |
| The city fire department deployed a total of 57 engines to bring the skyscraper inferno under control. | The city fire department deployed a total of 57 engines to bring the skyscraper inferno under control. |
| Preliminary reports indicate that the building which came down was uninhabited, however local merchants cited by Estadao say some people were squatting in the upper floors. The property was previously used by the Federal Police. | Preliminary reports indicate that the building which came down was uninhabited, however local merchants cited by Estadao say some people were squatting in the upper floors. The property was previously used by the Federal Police. |
| "There is not even a minimal condition for people to live in there," Sao Paulo state Governor Marcio Franca said, as cited by Reuters. "People live there in desperation. This was a tragedy foretold." | |
| Images shared on Twitter by firefighters show the extent of the fire’s destruction at the site. | Images shared on Twitter by firefighters show the extent of the fire’s destruction at the site. |
| The skyscraper collapsed at approximately 3am local time. Military police established a three-block security cordon around the site as a precaution and evacuated nearby buildings. | The skyscraper collapsed at approximately 3am local time. Military police established a three-block security cordon around the site as a precaution and evacuated nearby buildings. |
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