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Benedito Ferreira, a security guard who witnessed the fire in Ninho do Urubu, in Rio, revealed in an interview that he tried to put out the flames with three fire extinguishers, but that none worked. In addition, the Flamengo official was excited to recall details from the night of the fire and said he was still waiting for help.
The incident in CT do Rubro-Negro occurred in February 2019 and had ten deaths, in addition to three other injuries, all young members of the club’s base categories. This week, the CPI of Alerj (Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro) processed nine people for involuntary homicide. Now, the report must be approved in plenary and sent to the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro.
“At first I used a chemical powder fire extinguisher, but it didn’t work. A boy next to me tried to use it, but it didn’t work either. I tried using another extinguisher, but it didn’t work.” It didn’t work. I tried a third extinguisher, but it didn’t work either, ”he said, in an interview with TV Globo’s” Fantástico “tonight.
In a note, Flamengo denied the official’s version and stated that “the points raised in the interview narrate a personal vision of him, which is not supported by the facts, the law, and much less the criminal investigation.” Rubro-negro attached Ferreira’s testimony to the 42 PD of Rio. In his statement, he narrated that “he activated some fire extinguishers, trying to put out the fire that was stronger on the side where the air conditioning units were, that he used two fire extinguishers.” but the fire did not go out (…), which required three more fire extinguishers to put out the fire ”.
During the interview, about two years later, Ferreira – who managed to save at least three young people – recalled details from the night of the fire and said he was desperate to discover that there were still ten other teenagers in the container, which served as a bedroom.
“When they told me there were ten of them – among them, some that I had met hours before – my world ended. So, they did not have the opportunity to leave ”, lamented Ferreira. “A boy came up to me and said, ‘Man, it’s full in the back.’ That’s where despair struck. There was no way to get in,” said Ferreira, who tried to save a room for the youth but failed. “hale a child, who was badly burned. And he said, ‘man, don’t let me die.’
The security guard, who has been diagnosed with depression and has taken up to six medications a day, also said he still hears calls for help today.
“I saw that it was all over when the roof collapsed. Then he had nothing else to do. I sat down and watched that scene that will never leave my memory. To this day I hear him yelling ‘it’s burning’, ‘help’. It’s a feeling of loss, ”he said.
