A blaze has killed ten people at the training ground of one of Brazil's biggest football teams
The fire engulfed a dormitory at Ninho de Urubu, the youth team training centre of Flamengo in Rio De Janeiro, at around 5am local time on Friday morning. The fire was under control by 7.30am.
The ten victims are yet to be identified but have all been reported to be young athletes by local media. the dormitory is known to have been home to players aged 14 to 17.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z_ajai09cY
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
A tweet from Flamengo on Friday morning said the club was "in mourning".
https://twitter.com/Flamengo/status/1093835637512421377
Tributes poured in from the world of football. Former player, who is now at Real Madrid, tweeted "Such sad news. Pray for everyone. Strength strength, strength."
https://twitter.com/vini11Oficial/status/1093809442431344640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1093809442431344640&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-latin-america-47170055
Clubs including AC Millan, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have all offered condolences.
https://twitter.com/acmilan/status/1093849494935031808
https://twitter.com/Fenerbahce_EN/status/1093838016022564866
https://twitter.com/atletienglish/status/1093853269011640320
https://twitter.com/realmadriden/status/1093846708637892608
Flamengo finished eighth in the Brazilian Série A in 2018.
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