RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 4 folks died on Monday after a hearth at a shelter for the homeless in a metropolis in southeastern Brazil, Sao Paulo’s secretariat for public safety stated.
A 42-year-old man was arrested on the scene, the assertion stated, including {that a} witness noticed somebody setting fireplace to a settee earlier than attempting to flee.
The case was registered as arson, murder and tried murder with Sao Jose dos Campos’ judicial police, which has requested forensics.
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The shelter in Sao Jose dos Campos had 22 folks on the time early Monday, the assertion stated. Eight had been injured.
The Comforter of the Bothered nonprofit that runs the shelter expressed its “deep sorrow” over the fireplace.
“There’s preliminary data that signifies the chance that the fireplace was arson, which additional will increase our anguish and our need for justice,” it stated in a press release on social media.
