Babysitter’s Apartment Destroyed by Fire in Goiânia

Overview

• The fire began in the children’s bedroom and devastated the second-floor apartment in Setor Goiânia Viva, leaving the unit largely ruined after flames, smoke and water damage.
• Neighbors used the building’s fire-suppression system to control the blaze before firefighters arrived, and no one was injured.
• Family members and early reports point to a short circuit in a phone charger as the likely cause, but the official determination awaits a technical inspection and a written report from the Corpo de Bombeiros.
• Jaqueline Bianca, the babysitter and owner, said the mortgage insurance had expired and she cannot live in the apartment while wiring and structural repairs are made, so Virginia Fonseca publicly asked followers to donate.
• Authorities will inspect the unit for safety and issue a formal cause report, and the near-term needs are repair of electrical systems, replacement of furniture and clothes, and temporary housing for the affected family.