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The fire is declared in the early hours of Friday morning in a block that houses academy players.
A fire at the training center of the Brazilian football club Flamengo left 10 dead and three injured.
The fire broke out in a housing block in Ninho de Urubu, which houses a number of players from the club's academy, around 5:10 am local time on Friday.
The fire broke out at the headquarters of the youth team
Players aged 14 to 17 slept in the dormitory at the time of the fire, which was finally extinguished at 7:23.
Ten people died, three others injured and taken to hospital, one of whom would be seriously ill.
Local media say the 10 are young athletes. One of them, later, was identified as Christian Esmerio, a 15-year-old goalkeeper.
Images posted on social networks show the extent of damage caused by the fire.
A fire ravaged the Flamengo training ground in Rio, killing 10 people. The site also housed housing for youth academy players. Until now, no specific information about the victim.https: //t.co/YCilqDgtAs
– Fernando Duarte (@Fernando_Duarte) February 8, 2019
Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Henaut, a lieutenant of the fire department, said, "We managed to rescue the victims who were outside.
"The place was completely caught by the fire. As much as we have tried to penetrate inside and find people still alive [possible] … We only found bodies inside.
"We can not tell you the cause of the fire, you have to investigate."
The cause of the fire remains undetermined, although the Brazilian newspaper O Globo reports that the building did not have the proper permits.
Felipe Cardoso, a midfielder under 17, said the fire had started in his room.
"The air conditioner caught fire and I ran out," he said. "Thank God, I managed to run and I'm still alive."
The Ninho Center in Urubu was enlarged as part of a £ 4.8 million development project last year, the club working in its training complex. Ninho de Urubu translates as "vulture's nest" and is called the club's symbol: a vulture.
Ninho do Urubu was opened in 2012 and added in 2015 and 2016.
There are sites, a water park, a medical center, a mini stadium and accommodation areas on the site.
The Flamengo is one of the biggest clubs in Brazil, with its home, the Maracanã stadium, one of the most emblematic of world football.
The club shared the following social media post to confirm its mourning, before President Rodolfo Landim described the incident as "the biggest tragedy the club has seen in 123 years."
Landim said: "Until now, I was involved in emergency actions and in the distribution of important tasks, but I have now been able to escape from these tasks and come to you, and we we are all dismayed.
"This is certainly the biggest tragedy that the club has experienced in 123 years of existence with the loss of these people.
"We want to try to minimize the suffering of these families. Make sure that Flamengo will spare no effort to minimize this pain.
"The club is working with the authorities to eliminate the causes of the fire.
"Nobody other than us has any interest in this happening. Everyone in the club is in mourning.
Gilberto Silva, the former midfielder of Arsenal and Brazil, joined at talkSPORT to discuss the heartbreaking incident.
"It's really very sad," he said. "It's quite normal for Brazilian clubs to have these hotels in their homes for young players, and this tragedy is something very unexpected.
"My condolences to all and their families, and everyone is helping Flamengo at this very sad moment."
Some of the most famous footballers in the country have played for Flamengo, including Zico, Leonardo, Romario and Ronaldinho.
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