Fire hits part of BeijaFlor’s wing car
Just before BeijaFlor de Nilópolis entered Sapucaí on Avenida Presidente Vargas, still in the picture, a fire broke out in a float on the night of this Monday (20th), causing moments of great tension.
The fire reached the top of the allegory where a man was highlighted. Firefighters on standby at the Sambódromo quickly brought the blaze under control by spraying water with a hose.
Beijaflor float catches fire on frame
The highlight close to fire was Edson Gouveia, who has paraded at BeijaFlor since 2017. He wasn’t hurt, he was safely removed.
“I’m fine, I’m going to undress, but first I’m going to talk to my wife,” Edson said.
Shortly thereafter, he returned to the car to follow the parade to the end.
“It’s okay,” said a member of BeijaFlor, who was in a car that caught fire
When the car pulled into Sapucaí, there was a lot of applause in Sector 1.
Effect sparks could have caused a fire
The platform that the highlight was on had two effects: smoke and cold fireformed by Sparkwhich reached the brilliance of allegory, made of synthetic nylon feathers.
“I was against it, but I was overruled,” he told g1.
1 in 11 BeijaFlor members take off the costume of Edson Gouveia, a member who stood on top of the float — Photo: Marcos Serra Lima/g1 BeijaFlor members take off the costume of Edson Gouveia, a member who above was allegorical of the chariot — Photo: Marcos Serra Lima/g1
Firefighters escorted the car to the end
In a statement, the Rio de Janeiro State Military Fire Service said that the outbreak “was promptly extinguished by the military team that carried out prevention in the area where the Sambódromo was concentrated” and that no one was injured.
“As a precaution, the fire department monitored the swimmer along the entire stretch of the Marquês de Sapucaí,” the text reads.
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