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More than 50 soldiers, 14 vehicles -all personnel from Campo Grande-, as well as the support of Infraero, Águas Guariroba, Energisa, Municipal Guard and the Army are used to fight the Atacadão fire on Avenida Duque de Caxias this Monday (14 ), which started around 5pm on Sunday (13). According to the Fire Department, more than 365 thousand liters of water have already been used to fight the flames.
Throughout the night, the military managed to cool the material, but there are still fires inside the building. This morning, the combat takes place outside the structure, which runs the risk of collapsing. After working more than 12 hours, the military takes turns in combat.
Nearby houses have cooled down, according to Lt. Col. Fernando Carminati, and are not at risk in the structure. The part of most concern to the military, the diesel storage cylinder that supplied a generator on the market, was cooled with LGE (Foam Generating Liquid), which creates a protective layer against fire.
Origin of fire
Videos circulating on the Internet show that the fire originated in the shelves that housed alcohol in the hypermarket. However, there was no nearby power source that could have caused the short circuit. “We don’t even know if it will be possible to know the origin of the fire, since the cameras melted,” said the lieutenant colonel.
None was injured. So many employees and customers were taken out of the supermarket before the flames spread. The fire is the largest in recent years, according to the fire department.
The 60-meter Magirus ladder vehicle, which has been in operation since March, was “inaugurated” this Sunday. The corporation used the equipment to try to control the flames on the wholesaler.
