Brazilian authorities said Sunday that nine firefighters had died in a cave after the roof collapsed while they were training inside.
The accident occurred as a group of 26 firefighters were on a training exercise in a cave near the city of Altinopolis, the Sao Paulo fire department said on Twitter.Earlier, officials had said there were three dead and six missing. The identities of the victims were not disclosed.
Access to the remote site was difficult, and threats of new collapses complicated the rescue attempts.
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