[kellyhound]

An abandoned high-rise building occupied by squatters in downtown Sao Paulo caught fire and collapsed Tuesday, sending chunks of fiery debris crashing into neighboring buildings and surrounding streets.

Firefighters said at least one person had been killed in the collapse and that there could be more.

The building, a former federal police headquarters, caught fire around 1:30 a.m. local time. Firefighters set up a perimeter and worked to evacuate people.

A few hours later, as flames engulfed the building, which was at least 20 stories, it collapsed. Globo TV, which was covering the fire, captured the destruction. Images showed the floors falling on themselves like dominoes and debris flying in all directions.

Romulo de Souza, 49, said he was part of a squatter occupation in the neighboring building. He said that when the fire began on the fourth floor, families began evacuating.

“Happily the majority got out,” he said.

De Souza said that residents believed the fire could have been started by a gas leak.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...=.2d375f6b510a

[kellyhound]

Another vid.

[reaperman69]

Ive never seen something like that since 9/11

[mmeroyale]

I’m from Brazil and I can’t link all my sources so I’ll update as they show on Globo and Globo News here

The 1 dead is not confirmed although highly likely. Dogs have found traces of life at the end of the rope linked to the man in the videos near rescue. That’s the current focus of rescue missions


the building is 26 story high btw.

fun trivia: joseph mengele’s remains, the nazi doctor yeah, were stored for years in this building waiting for someone to claim it eventually he was burried in another part of the city.

[Stevieaitch]

Whats the stupid bitch moaning about? Pfffft twat. Be a great thing to witness.

[mmeroyale]

https://twitter.com/r_rrodrigues/sta...047983617?s=21

https://twitter.com/i/moments/991229686809350144

‪https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/pl...-6702918-id‬ -> this is a p good video

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by mmeroyale ↗

‪https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/pl...-6702918-id‬ -> this is a p good video

[mmeroyale]

just an update: the man falling from the building is confirmed dead and found and there’s still 6 people missing

official cause: faulty wiring


a miracle there’s a low body count and hasn’t happened before