MST camp fire leaves 9 dead in Brazil
At least 9 people were electrocuted to death after an antenna collided with a high-voltage cable during the installation of an Internet access service in a camp of the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) in Parauapebas, in southeastern Pará. teleSUR
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00:00 Nine people were killed at an MSD camp in northern Brazil when workers installing an
00:04 internet antenna accidentally touched a high-voltage power line electrocuting three employees and
00:09 six residents.
00:10 The accident, which also left eight people injured with burns that were taken to the
00:14 hospital, occurred on Saturday and generated a short circuit, which also produced a large
00:18 fire in the village camp of the Landless Workers' Movement installed in the outskirts of the
00:23 city of Paragua, Pebas.
00:25 A cessation of modest hamlets went up in flames, according to officials of the Paraguay Fire
00:30 Department.
00:31 According to the Landless Workers' Movement, employees of the internet company without
00:34 the minimum safety standards were installing an internet antenna individually requested
00:39 by the residents.
00:40 After the electrical discharge, the fire department was called and the fire was brought under
00:44 control.