Four dead, three of them minors, and 13 injured after fire at shelter for minors in Northern Brazil

At least four people died (three minors), and 13 others were injured after a fire on Friday at a shelter for children at social risk in the Brazilian city of Recife (northeast of the country), official sources reported.

The events occurred at the Lar Paulo de Tarso shelter in the Ipsep neighborhood of Recife when a short circuit probably caused a fire that destroyed the premises.

The center receives children at social risk sent by guardianship councils and the Children and Youth Court. All the injured or victims are between two and eleven years old.

The four fatalities are a 62-year-old caretaker of the center, a boy, and two girls, while among the 13 injured, 12 are minors, and one is an adult.

Eight injured are in serious condition in the hospital, intubated, while six others are in the intensive care unit.

According to the hospital director, all those intubated had their lungs burned after inhaling a lot of smoke caused by the fire.

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