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Flamengo could only use the burned area of ​​the training center as a parking lot.

The area where the Flamengo youth team's accommodation was located, which caught fire on Friday morning (8), was only permitted by the city to operate as a parking lot; authorization was granted last year; at least 10 people died in the fire.

Flamengo could only use the burned area of ​​the training center as a parking lot (Photo: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)

247 - The area where the Flamengo youth team's accommodation was located, which caught fire on Friday morning (8), was only permitted by the city to operate as a parking lot. At least 10 people died in the fire.

According to journalist Catia Seabra, from Folha de S. Paulo, the authorization was granted last year. The Rio de Janeiro City Hall released a statement indicating that the current license for the training center is valid until March 8, 2019.