Tuesday 20 September 2022 10:56 PM At least nine dead and 31 injured after slab collapsed at an auditorium inside ... trends now
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At least nine people have been confirmed dead and 31 others injured after a concrete slab fell on a row of seats at a warehouse in the southeastern Brazil state of São Paulo on Tuesday morning.
Authorities have yet to release the names of the four men and five women who were killed in the tragic accident at the shipping container center in the municipality of Itapecerica da Serra.
Among the injured are congressional candidates Jones Donizette and Ely Santos, who was hospitalized.
At least three people suffered serious injuries.
Brazilian political candidate Ely Santos (pictured sitting) receives attention after she was pulled out of the rubble at a warehouse in São Paulo on Tuesday morning. She and fellow candidate Jones Donizette were concluding a campaign meeting with about 64 workers and were about to leave the auditorium located on the mezzanine when a concrete slab fell on the seating section, causing it to collapsed to the ground level
Authorities said that four men and five women were killed in the warehouse's auditorium collapse
Fire department Luciana Soares told reporters about 64 workers were participating in a campaign meeting with Donizette and Santos inside an auditorium located in the mezzanine level at the Multiteiner warehouse when the
