After the fire tragedy: Flamengo leaves many questions unanswered

Everything now indicates that voltage fluctuations have led to a short circuit in an air conditioning system in the sleeping containers at the actually modern training camp Ninho de Urubu.

Even at the weekend, the traditional club was unable to provide an explanation as to why the area, in which, according to local media, the equivalent of around nine million euros was invested, was only designated as a parking lot by the city administration. "It wasn't an extension that we hid. It was comfortable and appropriate there," managing director Reinaldo Belotti simply defended himself on Saturday, but like the club president Rodolfo Landim the day before, did not allow any questions in his statement.

The “tragic accident” did not happen due to a “lack of prevention or precautionary measures” on the part of the club. “You are our greatest asset,” said Belotti, referring to the victims between the ages of 14 and 16.

The condition of the three seriously injured remains critical According to Belotti, 60 young people between the ages of 14 and 17 are accommodated in the container complex. However, due to holidays and training cancellations due to the devastating storm that hit Rio last Wednesday, only 26 young footballers spent the unfortunate night in the bunk beds of the sleeping boxes. Because the flames spread in just under ten minutes, building materials and the fire protection of the affected building also raise questions that are still unanswered.

Of the three young players who were injured, Jhonata Ventura's situation is still critical. With severe burns and lung damage due to smoke inhalation, the defender no longer has to be in an artificial coma, but is immobilized by sedation. Flamengo provides all survivors with a psychologist for trauma therapy.

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After the fire tragedy: Flamengo leaves many questions unanswered

After the fatal fire tragedy on Friday with ten young footballers dead, the Brazilian top club CR Flamengo from Rio de Janeiro is increasingly in need of explanation.

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