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17 Killed and 65 people were injured during pre-Carnival parade in Brazil
Baku, February 28 (AZERTAC). Up to 17 killed and at least 65 people were injured in the accident with an electric trio on Sunday night in the city of South Flag, in southern Minas Gerais.
The victims jumped on pre-Carnaval Square Church when they were hit by a power cable to high voltage, which broke during the passage of electric trio. "The trio stopped under the electric power grid, about 3 meters of wiring. Some people were having fun, letting those rockets that contain aluminum coil type. Some contained even a kind of cartridge that cast aluminum tufts. This material in contact with the network led her to close and short cable broke, hitting people who were on the floor. Who was in the electric trio, so have we found, was not met, "said Sergeant Fireman Jose de Alencar Gomes .
The military said the victims suffered severe burns. Among the dead, there is a 10 year old and two teenagers, 13 and 16. Rescue teams of firefighters, Samu and hospitals in the region referred those injured to the Hospital Municipal de Bandeira do Sul, Santa Casa de Pocos de Caldas and hospitals and Botelhos Campestre.
With the breaking of the wiring, the approximately 6,000 city residents were without power until late Sunday night.