this Friday morning firefighters were alerted of a fire at the training center of the Flamengo in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. After turning off the flames, authorities confirmed the deaths of 10 young footballers aged between 14 and 17 who were sleeping on the grounds. 10 teens, three were Rio de Janeiro, four were from Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, two Santa Catarina and Sergipe. Died two archers, four defenders, three forwards and a midfielder.
Christian Esmério (15) it was a keeper and he was summoned repeatedly to the selection sub 15 and under 17 from Brazil. It was followed by several European clubs.
pablo Henrique da Silva Matos (14) was cousin of Werley, player of the Vaco da Gama, and was to recognize his body to the Forensic Institute.
The club issued a statement to inform the situation of the three guys who were injured. “Cauan Emanuel and Francisco Dyogo are stable and conscious at the Victoria Hospital. They have lesions in the respiratory tract by inhalation of smoke and some wounds in the body”. Meanwhile, “Jhonata Ventura is interned in the municipal hospital Pedro II in a critical condition”, commented from the club. “You have 30% of the body burned. It is accompanied by the medical Club”.
They believe that the fire may have been caused by a short circuit in the air conditioning system. It was “in the process of regularization” to obtain the certificate of operation of fire protection devices required by law, said firefighters.
