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Overview
- Fire began late on Dec. 24, with firefighters alerted around 11:30 p.m. via CIOPS and multiple units dispatched.
- Flames were still being fought on the morning of Dec. 25 as images showed extensive destruction across the three‑story site.
- Two people sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene, according to the fire department.
- Military Police blocked stretches of Avenida Sargento Hermínio and Avenida José Jatahy during the response.
- The decades-old business, founded in 1970 by 84-year-old Francisco “Chico” Alves, was closed at the time, and Civil Defense says structural assessments are still pending.