Elderly man arrested suspected of causing explosion that killed four-month-old great-granddaughter in the North Zone of São Paulo

Identified as Euclides Ferreira, he allegedly argued with family members and tenants because of rent delays; setting a lighter next to a gas bottle at dawn would have caused the collapse of the building. Euclides Ferreira, 73, was arrested on Tuesday (22) on suspicion of causing a gas explosion that caused a landslide that killed his great-granddaughter, a 4-month-old baby, and injured three other people. He was also injured in the incident. The…

A house collapsed this Tuesday morning (22) on Rua Humberto Gomes Maia, in the neighborhood of Brasilândia, in the northern part of São Paulo. A baby about four months old was removed from the rubble during cardiorespiratory arrest and taken to the Hospital da Brasilândia, but she could not resist her injuries. The accident happened around 6:15am. According to the Fire Department, there were six people in the building at the time of the collapse…

Five people were rescued from the rubble by the Fire Department. Suspicion is a gas leak

A house collapsed this Tuesday morning (22) on Avenida Humberto Gomes Maia, in Brazil, in the northern part of São Paulo. A baby was rescued. Read more (04/22/2025)