- Title: Firefighters extinguish flames at Brazil Olympics velodrome
- Date: 30th July 2017
- Summary: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (JULY 30, 2017) (REUTERS) GENERAL VIEW DAY TIME AT THE OLYMPIC PARK WITH VELODROME ON THE RIGHT SHOWING CHARRED PART OF ROOF OF VENUE CHARRED ROOF OF VENUE PARTIALLY CHARRED ROOF OF VENUE CLOSE-UP OF CHARRED PART OF ROOF GENERAL VIEW OF ENTRANCE SIDE OF VELODROME SIGN AT VELODROME LARGE LETTERING THAT READS "OLYMPIC CITY" WRITTEN IN PORTUGUESE
- Embargoed: 14th August 2017 00:00
- Keywords: Brazil's Olympic velodrome Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park 2016 Olympics fire
- Location: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
- City: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
- Country: Brazil
- Topics: Olympics,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0026RWSCW3
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A fire at Brazil's Olympic velodrome was put out on Sunday (July 30) by fire fighters who battled for hours to extinguish the blaze in Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park, the country's Sports Minister said.
Officials were still to determine the extent of the damage to a facility opened little over a year ago especially for the 2016 Olympics.
The blaze was caused by a burning flying lantern that fell on the building during Saturday night, Minister Leandro Picciani said on twitter.
The practice of making small hot air balloons is a common one in Brazil, especially during the hot, dry months of June and July, and authorities have launched annual campaigns to criminalize the practice.
The velodrome uses special pine wood only found in Siberia and was one of the last venues to be ready for the Olympics.
Like many of the Olympic venues, it was not used for months after the games ended in September and only hosted its first post-Olympic event in May. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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