Nub of the Vulture was not licensed, says Rio City Hall | New

Experts investigating the causes of the fire said that the fire was reported in air conditioners.

The images of the security camera at the training center show moments of agony. From another angle, you can see a lot of smoke coming out of the walls of the container. Suddenly, the flames spread. In the middle of the smoke and fire, boys are trying to escape the lodge by the only door that existed, but it was too fast. Not everyone has succeeded.

Experts heard by the National Journal said that the fire had taken all the housing in minutes. "At the present time, unfortunately, at dawn, everyone was probably sleeping and this certainly contributed to this tragedy," said Lt. Col. Douglas Henaut.

Experts already know that the fire is declared in one of the air conditioners located to the left of housing. There was a short circuit. They say that since the containers are a large metal box, the temperature has risen rapidly. Wooden beds, mattresses, clothes and books helped fuel the fire even more.

Earlier this afternoon, a Flamengo pickup truck with athletes arrived at the police station to investigate the case. The researchers heard 13 boys. Most were in the lodge and escaped the fire. Four employees also testified. One of them, a security guard who managed to get three boys out the window.

The dwelling where the athletes died did not officially exist. The mayor of Rio stated that the training center had been allowed to build on the ground but that in the project submitted by Flamengo for obtaining the license, the area in which the containers had appeared was a parking lot, without any type of construction. The City also indicated that Flamengo never asked to use this place as a dormitory.

With regard to surveillance in these cases, the municipality declares to proceed to the inspection only when it receives the denunciation. But the situation is even worse. The town hall said that the vulture's nest did not even have a working permit. Flamengo applied for the charter in September 2017, but has never submitted the fire department approval certificate. The club was fined 30 times for continuing its activities without a license.

In October 2017, the mayor decided to ban the place, but did not explain what she had actually done to make that decision. CT continued to work by default. The Rio mayor has announced the opening of an investigation process to determine responsibilities.

The fire department said that the vulture's nest does not yet have the certificate of approval, which indicates that there is fire fighting equipment in operation. The company announced that Flamengo had taken part in the fire safety project in 2010 and had been carrying out field inspections, the latest in November of last year. But, according to the fire department, there were still pending licenses, such as layout changes and the lack of peripherals.

Flamengo's president, Rodolfo Landim, appeared to talk about the tragedy that afternoon. He did not answer questions or give information about the premises or the security conditions of the premises.

"I wanted to tell you that, of course, we are all dismayed, this is certainly the greatest tragedy this club has had for 123 years, with the loss of those 10 people. this accident, this fire, can be determined, no one else than we have a greater interest in it happening, and finally to say that we are all mourning here in the club. It's not easy to talk to you, thank you all and I apologize, "he said.

The Public Ministry of Labor of Rio de Janeiro set up a working group consisting of five prosecutors to investigate the causes and consequences of the fire. The prosecutor's office said that he was following the consequences of the tragedy.

Attorney General Raquel Dodge told Brasilia that more rigorous inspection and inspection institutions were needed: "Condolences to the victims, to their families and to the entire Brazilian population. a succession of facts that are often avoidable and preventable disasters, and we must be aware of this in order for enforcement, enforcement and punishment institutions to actually operate in Brazil. "

Forensic Pathologists told our report that some of the victims exhibited signs of asphyxiation by smoke and that some bodies could only be identified by means of DNA tests, which could take weeks.

The investigation will indicate if there were any flaws and if the fire could have been avoided, but no answer will comfort families who dream of the future of their children and who have lost everything .

We asked Rio City Hall why the Flamengo training center had continued to operate even with the ban order of 2017. He stated that he fined the Flemish 30 times and that he had no police power. We have not received any response from Flamengo.