10 Die in Fire at Flamengo Football Club

10 Die in Fire at Flamengo Football Club

A blaze has engulfed a dormitory at the youth team training centre of one of Brazil's biggest football clubs, killing 10 people, local media report.

Three individuals were additionally combat out of harmed once the fireplace bust out at Ninho de Urubu, the training ground of Flamengo football club, in Rio de Janeiro.

The fire reportedly bust out as players were sleeping. The cause is not yet known. Flamengo is one in all Brazil's biggest and known clubs.

Social media posts showed the extent of the devastation at the bottom. According to the G1 news portal, the fireplace began at 05:10 (07:10 GMT) and was destroyed by 07:30.

None of the victims has been known however players aged between fourteen and seventeen ar acknowledged to own used the dormitory.

The eviscerate were taken to a close-by hospital, firefighters say.