# Severe burn incidents in Brazil

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/20260915-severe-burn-incidents-in-brazil
> Updated: 2026-09-15T12:37:53.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2.

In early September 2026, two distinct incidents involving severe burns were reported in Brazil. In Águas de São Pedro, São Paulo, a maintenance technician died after an explosion at Fonte Almeida Salles left him with burns to 92% of his body; investigators are looking into whether accumulated gas caused the blast. Concurrently, in Londrina, Paraná, an elderly man was hospitalized in serious condition after being attacked with boiling water.

By mid-September, another severe burn incident occurred in Paranaguá, Paraná. An adolescent sustained second-degree burns over approximately 70% of his body following the explosion of a container holding flammable liquid. Emergency services stabilized the victim before transporting him to the Hospital Regional do Litoral. The cause of the ignition in Paranaguá remains unknown.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-15: Paranaguá: Adolescent severely burned in flammable liquid explosion

An adolescent sustained second-degree burns over 70% of his body after a container of flammable liquid exploded in Paranaguá, Brazil.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/paranagu-adolescent-severely-burned-in-flammable-liquid-explosion

### 2026-09-02: Severe burn incidents reported in São Paulo and Paraná

Two separate incidents in Brazil involving severe burns: a maintenance worker died following an explosion in São Paulo, and an elderly man was attacked with boiling water in Paraná.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/severe-burn-incidents-reported-in-so-paulo-and-paran

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