Brazil: three children died after a fire in a shelter for young people

four people diedincluding three children, and fifteen others were injured after a fire which broke out this Friday in a shelter for minorslocated in the city of recifeIn Brazil.

“Three children and a woman died, while many other victims suffered Burn due to a fire that occurred in a youth hostel in the city of Recife, in the state of Pernambuco, belonging to the northeastern region of Brazil,” reported the Brazilian emergency service.

The press release specified that “the fire broke out in the Institute of Charity Hogar Paulo de Tarsowhich is run by an NGO that takes care of young people in vulnerable situations”.

As for the victims, a boy and a 62-year-old carer They lost their lives at the scene of the fire. In the meantime, two other minors died during the transfer to the hospital, according to reports from the fire brigade.

Instead, as far as the wounded are concerned, there are at least two minors who have had to be intubated and their state of health is “serious”said the Samur of Recife.

Also, there was a group of kids saved from the window from one of the rooms where they slept. Firefighters managed to put out the blaze only two hours after receiving the alert.

Fifteen people were hospitalized, mostly minors in three hospitals. Some are in the corridors intensive careaccording to official information.

Preliminary research suggests this the flames developed in a room where various electronic devices were present and from there it spread to other parts of the shelter, according to firefighters.

“The region is in mourning, all our solidarity with the families of the victims in this moment of great pain”, lamented the governor of Pernambuco, Raquel Lyra.

Impressive the explosion of a truck carrying paint and overturned in the middle of the road

A lorry carrying paint and varnish has suffered a shocking incident on a route that crosses a mountainous area of Uzbekistanwhen for reasons being investigated it overturned at high speed and burst into flames.

The Uzbek Emergencies Ministry has released the images of the spectacular accident, which occurred on 8 April a few minutes after 11 at kilometer 259 of the Tashkent-Osh international highway and which caused the instantaneous death of the driver.

For reasons not yet ascertained, the truck – which was traveling at high speed in the fast lane of the motorway – overturned while negotiating a sharp curve and overturned on its left side.

The incident caused the cargo of paint and varnish to spill onto the asphalt of the course and instantly catch fire, in the lanes on both hands.

Fire and rescue teams from the Ministry of Emergency Situations immediately arrived at the scene of the accident and extinguished the fire in about 25 minutes.

following the accident 6 people were injured, who were admitted to the nearest medical centre. The flames also reached three vehicles circulating in the area at the time of the accident.