VIDEO: fire kills 10 people in Porto Alegre guesthouse | Rio Grande do Sul

Large fire hits building in the center of Porto Alegre

A fire that hit an inn in the central region of Porto Alegre killed 10 people and left others 15 wounds in the early hours of this Friday (26). The tenth victim was located on the third floor of the building during a fire department sweep during the morning. There are still missing people.

The place welcomed people in socially vulnerable situations, according to Porto Alegre City Hall. There were 30 people in the space, which is private, with the stays of 16 of them being supported by public money.

Fire kills 10 people in Porto Alegre guesthouse

The inn is located on Avenida Farrapos, between Garibaldi and Barros Cassal streets, towards the Center-neighborhood. Firefighters went to the scene to fight the fire at around 2am. The fire was brought under control around 5am. On the first floor of the building, two victims were found. In the second, five. In the third, another three.

Eight people were rescued. They all needed medical attention and were taken by firefighters and the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) to hospitals.

In the afternoon, five people went to the Emergency Hospital to seek treatment for smoke inhalation.

According to the Municipal Health Department (SMS), six are in the Emergency Hospital: the health status of four of them is serious, two of them are intubated, one is undergoing surgery and the other is receiving treatment for having inhaled smoke. . At Cristo Redentor Hospital, there are two patients: one has 20% of her body burned and the other has injured her ankle.

The cause of the fire is still unknown. The Fire Department assesses that the The fire spread quickly because the guesthouse rooms were very close together.. This would have even prevented people who were there from leaving.

Firefighters announced that the The space operated irregularly and had no permit or fire protection plan.