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Ten players killed as fire sweeps through Flamengo lodging in Rio

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Remains of the dormitory after the fire [Courtesy]

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Fire swept through an unlicensed lodging at the training center of Rio de Janeiro soccer club Flamengo on Friday, killing 10 members of the club’s youth team and injuring three more, one of them seriously, firefighters and news reports said.

All 10 of the dead were aged between 14 and 16 and either played for the club or were having trials there, according to detailed information on Brazil’s Globo website.

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