Nine firefighters dead in Brazil cave collapse
Bernama
November 1, 2021 03:18 MYT
November 1, 2021 03:18 MYT
After an almost twelve-hour rescue operation, nine bodies were retrieved and another person was sent to hospital with hypothermia and respiratory distress, the Fire Department reported. - AP
SAO PAULO: Nine Brazilian firefighters died and another was rescued on Sunday after a cave collapsed in the state of Sao Paulo, burying them underground, authorities said.
The accident occurred early Sunday when 26 firefighters were performing a drill inside a cave in the municipality of Altinopolis, according to Xinhua.
After an almost twelve-hour rescue operation, nine bodies were retrieved and another person was sent to hospital with hypothermia and respiratory distress, the Fire Department reported.
The deceased included two female firefighters.
-- BERNAMA