In Brazil, a fire severely damaged the famous building of Oscar Niemeyer

Sao Paulo - A large fire almost completely destroyed the auditorium of one of the famous buildings designed by the renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer - the Latin American Memorial complex in Sao Paulo. The fire broke out on Friday in the Simon Bolívar Auditorium, likely due to a short circuit in the electrical installation, and nearly a hundred firefighters battled it for several hours. This was reported today by the BBC News website.
    At least seven firefighters were injured while extinguishing the fire, two of them severely, according to the DPA agency. According to firefighters, the fire destroyed 90 percent of the auditorium. A nearly 800 square meter carpet by the artist Tomie Ohtake was also damaged. The newspaper O Estado de São Paulo reported that original Niemeyer sketches may have also burned.
    The news portal G1 reported that faults in the electrical installation were detected in May, but they were supposedly rectified.
    Architect Niemeyer was one of the greatest names in world modern architecture of the 20th century. He passed away last year at the age of 104.
    The Latin American Memorial is a complex covering more than eight hectares, which Niemeyer designed in 1987. It contains a number of buildings, one of which housed the Latin American parliament from 1992 to 2007. The fire destroyed the auditorium for 1,600 people. Fortunately, at the moment the fire broke out, no one was inside.