Overview

• the collapse struck the mezzanine shortly before lunch at Rua Treze de Maio, 647, in Bela Vista, when the area was restricted to staff.
• Authorities reported one female fatality, five injured employees taken to medical facilities, and two people treated for psychological distress.
• Firefighters, SAMU, Military Police, Civil Defense and traffic agents responded with multiple vehicles and Águia helicopter support.
• The São Paulo Fire Department later retracted early accounts of a gas blast, saying there was no explosion or fire and that a structural probe is underway.
• Chef Henrique Fogaça offered condolences, said he is not an owner and only signs the menu, and the restaurant had a valid Fire Department inspection certificate, according to O Globo.