São Paulo Fireworks Depot Explosion Kills One, Injures About 10 in Tatuapé

Overview

• Firefighters said the blast began at a property used to store fireworks at the corner of Avenida Celso Garcia and Avenida Salim Farah Maluf around 7:45 p.m.
• The person who died lived at the property, and search dogs found the body in a neighboring backyard after it was thrown by the explosion.
• Roughly ten people were injured, including four with serious wounds taken to local hospitals, while others sustained minor injuries.
• Civil Defense interdicted 21 buildings for structural risk and continues inspections that could determine whether some structures require partial demolition.
• Police are examining signs of artifacts used for sky lanterns and whether the site operated clandestinely; the owner has presented himself, and the cause awaits forensic reports as firefighters noted they deployed eight units and worked to prevent further detonations.