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

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AFP Rio De Janeiro
Last Updated : Feb 08 2019 | 4:05 PM IST

Fire swept through a training facility for Brazil's most popular football club Flamengo Friday, killing at least 10 people, news outlets said.

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.

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First Published: Feb 08 2019 | 4:05 PM IST