A large fire, of which no victims were initially reported, partially consumed on Thursday a 20-story building under construction in the city of Recife, capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco (northeast), according to firefighters. teleSUR
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00:00 Thursday, a huge fire broke out in a building under construction located in the west sun
00:06 of Recife in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
00:10 The Pernambuco Fire Department reported that they issued the first emergency alarm after
00:17 8 p.m. local time.
00:19 So far, no fatalities have been reported as a result of the fire.
00:24 According to CNN Brazil, the fire started at the top of the building and the flames
00:31 spread to the floors below.
00:34 In addition, the same media informed that the building has 33 floors and is about 90
00:41 meters high.
00:42 The governor of Pernambuco, Raquel Laira, on her ex-account, pointed out that they are
00:48 monitoring the situation together with the public security forces.
00:53 She added that firefighters are working at the site and ensuring the safety of all the
01:00 inhabitants of the area.
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