At Least Nine Dead After Warehouse Collapse in Brazil

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At Least Nine Dead After Warehouse Collapse in Brazil

September 21st, 2022

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Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire in a warehouse with sugar at the port of Santos, the biggest of Latin America, some 60 km of Sao Paulo, on Oct. 18, 2013. (Ricardo Nogueira/AFP via Getty Images)

SAO PAULO—At least nine people have died after part of a warehouse near the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo collapsed on Tuesday, during a visit by two congressional candidates.

Congressional candidates Jones Donizette and Ely Santos were visiting Brazilian container company Multiteiner when part of a concrete structure inside the warehouse collapsed over them and company employees.

Donizette said in a Facebook post that he and Santos had both been rescued, but a local fire department said at least nine people had died in the collapse.

The fire department added that 31 people had been rescued and 28 of these taken to nearby hospitals, though a spokesperson said rescue teams believed there could still be more people trapped under the debris.

By Eduardo Simoes

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At Least Nine Dead After Warehouse Collapse in Brazil

September 21st, 2022

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Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire in a warehouse with sugar at the port of Santos, the biggest of Latin America, some 60 km of Sao Paulo, on Oct. 18, 2013. (Ricardo Nogueira/AFP via Getty Images)

SAO PAULO—At least nine people have died after part of a warehouse near the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo collapsed on Tuesday, during a visit by two congressional candidates.

Congressional candidates Jones Donizette and Ely Santos were visiting Brazilian container company Multiteiner when part of a concrete structure inside the warehouse collapsed over them and company employees.

Donizette said in a Facebook post that he and Santos had both been rescued, but a local fire department said at least nine people had died in the collapse.

The fire department added that 31 people had been rescued and 28 of these taken to nearby hospitals, though a spokesperson said rescue teams believed there could still be more people trapped under the debris.

By Eduardo Simoes

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At Least Nine Dead After Warehouse Collapse in Brazil

September 21st, 2022

Awake Goy

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire in a warehouse with sugar at the port of Santos, the biggest of Latin America, some 60 km of Sao Paulo, on Oct. 18, 2013. (Ricardo Nogueira/AFP via Getty Images)

SAO PAULO—At least nine people have died after part of a warehouse near the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo collapsed on Tuesday, during a visit by two congressional candidates.

Congressional candidates Jones Donizette and Ely Santos were visiting Brazilian container company Multiteiner when part of a concrete structure inside the warehouse collapsed over them and company employees.

Donizette said in a Facebook post that he and Santos had both been rescued, but a local fire department said at least nine people had died in the collapse.

The fire department added that 31 people had been rescued and 28 of these taken to nearby hospitals, though a spokesperson said rescue teams believed there could still be more people trapped under the debris.

By Eduardo Simoes