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At least one dead in Brazil after fire breaks out in Rio hospital

13 September 2019
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2019-09-13 14:19

At least one person died after fire broke out at a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Thursday. According to local media, hundreds of patients and medical staff evacuated the hospital in northern Rio. Local media reported that the fire was brought under control just before 8pm local time. Preliminary reports put the fire at having started at a building near the hospital. An investigation is underway into the cause of the fire.

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