Overview

• Firefighters report the blaze is controlled but warn of residual explosion risk because fuel remains on the roadway near km 228 in Piraí.
• Motiva Rodovias says the descent toward Rio de Janeiro is interdicted and has no timetable for reopening as containment work continues.
• The injured driver from the Serra das Araras crash is being treated at Hospital Geral de Nova Iguaçu in serious condition.
• A day earlier, a separate fuel tanker overturned on PR-151 between Carambeí and Castro, injuring a 63-year-old driver and forcing traffic diversions.
• The Paraná concessionaire reported no immediate explosion risk in the PR-151 spill, and authorities in both cases have not disclosed causes.