Fire wrecks Brazil museum
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The historic train station building which houses Brazil's Museum of the Portuguese Language is badly damaged by a fire which killed one person.
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BRAZIL (REUTERS) - A large fire hit Brazil's Museum of the Portuguese Language in Sao Paulo in a historic downtown district on Monday (December 21), killing one man who worked as the building's fire-fighter.
According to media reports, there were no other casualties as the museum is closed to visitors on Mondays.
Thirty-seven fire engines and 97 fire-fighters attended the blaze at the historic Estacao da Luz train station, where the museum is located.
Fire-fighters said the blaze started on the first floor and quickly spread through the museum, which house several electronic installations.
Estacao da Luz, or the Station of Light, a historical jewel that once housed offices for the metropolitan train authority, is still one of the city's busiest train stations.
