, The young players will be surprised in their sleep by the fire. How it could come to the fire in the Club facility in Rio de Janeiro, was initially unclear.
Rio de Janeiro – In the case of a fire in a training center for the youth team of Brazilian football club Flamengo are at least ten people were killed. Three other people were injured, reported the Portal “O Globo” on Friday citing the fire Department. “Flamengo is in mourning,” wrote the club on Twitter.
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— Flamengo (@Flamengo), February 8, 2019
The fire is in a residence for young players in the West of Rio de Janeiro. The victims had been surprised in their sleep by the fire, said Douglas Renault of the fire Department. The cause of the fire was initially unclear. Last about Rio heavy storm had gone down.
According to data from mothers of 14 – to 17-year-old player had been canceled Training on Friday. Therefore, only players in the training centre, who came from outside were asleep at the time of the accident. The young people from Rio de Janeiro had already gone home.
Flamengo: the training centre is one of the most modern in the world
The training centre, Ninho do Urubu is according to a report by the news portal G1 as one of the most modern in the world. It has several football pitches, fitness studios, physical therapy offices, classrooms and a water Park. The new professional-the area was only inaugurated last year.
Flamengo is one of the most famous football clubs of Brazil and several masters. In the squad of the team, Diego, who played previously at Werder Bremen, VfL Wolfsburg and Juventus, and the former national goalkeeper Júlio César are other.
The fire in the training center is the second serious accident in the Brazilian football in a good two years. In November 2016, the plane with the football team Chapecoense had crashed on Board. 71 people were killed in the accident in Colombia killed.
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