Pictures in Brazilian media confirmed the three-storey constructing engulfed in flames

No less than 10 individuals had been killed Friday in a fireplace that broke out in a defunct lodge getting used as a makeshift homeless shelter within the metropolis of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officers mentioned.

Emergency staff confirmed 10 victims on the web site, which was working with out correct authorization, mentioned the fireplace division for Rio Grande do Sul state, whose capital is Porto Alegre.

“Forensic specialists are on the scene to establish the victims and examine the reason for the fireplace,” it mentioned in an announcement.

State Governor Eduardo Leite mentioned the fireplace, which broke out round 2:00 am (0500 GMT), had left him “deeply upset.”

“The hearth division dispatched 5 vans and dozens of firefighters to battle the flames,” he wrote on X, previously Twitter.

“We’ll proceed engaged on the aftermath of this tragedy and the investigation of the causes. My condolences to the victims’ households.”

Pictures in Brazilian media confirmed the three-storey constructing engulfed in flames as firefighters battled to extinguish them.

Mayor Sebastiao Melo wrote on X that a number of injured victims had been rescued and brought to the hospital, however didn’t say what number of. Native media experiences put the variety of injured at 11, some in severe situation.

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