FOTOT e frikshme nga Rio de Janeiro/ Shembet ndërtesa duke zënë poshtë një foshnjë dhe një grua

Rio de Janeiro/ Një zjarr i përmasave të mëdha ka përfshirë një ndërtesë e cila më pas është shembur duke zënë poshtë disa persona, Nga të dhënat e deritanishme raportohet për 2 viktima, nje foshnje e një grua, dhe disa të plagosur.

Më shumë se 100 zjarrfikëse janë në vendin e ngjarjes duke u përpjekur të shuajnë flakët dhe të kontrollojnë nëse nën rrënoja ka ende viktima ose të plagosur të tjerë.

At least two people have died and three are buried under rubble after a favela tower block collapsed in Rio das Pedras, in west Rio de Janeiro on Thursday morning

More than 100 firefighters and other public safety workers rushed to the scene. A man, a woman and a child were buried, authorities said

The construction in Rio das Pedras, a working class area in west Rio de Janeiro, collapsed around 3:20am

The construction in Rio das Pedras damaged nearby residences as it collapsed (pictured, firefighters check over damage caused to other houses)

The collapsed building consisted of four small homes built precariously atop one another, according to a spokesperson for the Fire Department

Firefighters pulled a woman alive from the debris of the collapsed building on Thursday morning

Authorities said the tragic accident had highlighted the precarious state of many buildings in the Rio das Pedras neighbourhood

Local residents said they heard a booming noise that was followed by a fire, causing panic in the western neighbourhood of Rio das Pedras

Firefighters continued to search for three people buried under the rubble on Thursday morning

Firefighters survey the damage caused to local infrastructure after a building collapsed in the Rio das Pedras neighbourhood

Firefighters and safety officials continued the search for three people stuck under the rubble into the morning after a building collapsed during the night

Firefighters carefully search through the debris of the building, where three people are still trapped following the accident on Thursday morning

Residents looked on as firefighters and rescue teams picked through the debris of a building that collapsed in Rio das Pedras on Thursday morning

Firefighters pull a woman from the debris after an early morning building collapse in Rio das Pedras

Firefighters are joined by a rescue search dog as they continue to look for victims of a building collapse in Rio das Pedras, west Rio de Janeiro

A rescue worker looks for victims of an early morning building collapse at the Rio das Pedras favela in Rio de Janeiro

Firefighters search for more survivors after pulling some from the debris of a four-floor building that collapsed overnight in Rio das Pedras

Firefighters and rescue teams look for victims of an early morning building collapse at the Rio das Pedras favela in Rio de Janeiro

Rescue teams inspected the damage caused by an early morning building collapse in Rio das Pedras on Thursday

Firefighters continue to search for survivors after pulling a woman alive from the debris on Thursday

Firefighters rescue a woman from under rubble in the Rio das Pedras area in west Rio de Janeiro

Authorities said the tragedy underlined the precarious state of many of the structures in the area

Residents hold their heads in the hands while watching firefighters and rescue teams comb through debris of a building collapse in Rio das Pedras on Thursday morning