Pele, Ronaldinho pay tributes to Flamengo fire victims

A fire engulfed a dormitory at the youth team training centre of one of Brazil’s biggest football clubs, killing 10 people.

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Six of the victims were young players and four were employees at Ninho de Urubu, the training ground of Flamengo football club in Rio de Janeiro, local media reported.

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Three teenagers were also injured, one of them seriously.

The cause of the blaze is not yet known.

Flamengo is one of Brazil’s biggest and best-known clubs internationally. They currently sit at second place in Brazil’s Série A table and have won the league five times.

Brazil football legend Pelé described the club as “a place where young people pursue their dreams”.

“It’s a very sad day for Brazilian football,” he tweeted.

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Former Brazil star Ronaldinho offered his condolences for the “terrible tragedy” in a tweet on Friday morning. He published the club’s crest in black-and-white alongside the message.

None of the victims has been identified but the youth players are said to be aged between 14 and 16. One of the three injured, a 15-year-old boy, suffered severe burns and was transferred to a specialist hospital, reports said.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/pele-ronaldinho-pay-tributes-to-flamengo-fire-victims/