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Brazil industrial fire incidents

Overview

In late July 2026 a large fire ripped through the EVA Sete plant in Perdigão, Minas Gerais, destroying about 90% of the facility and leaving three male workers with severe burns. The blaze began after an explosion near a hydraulic press, and investigators were still determining the cause.

A few weeks later, a separate fire erupted at a chemical products factory in Itaquaquecetuba, a suburb of São Paulo. The incident, which started on 4 May and was fully extinguished after 33 hours, caused no injuries, but authorities closed nearby roads, warned residents about possible exposure to toxic gases, and highlighted the need for stricter safety measures at industrial sites. The same report also mentioned a fire at the Pavimetal facilities in Viseu, Portugal, underscoring broader concerns about industrial fire safety.

Together, the two events show a pattern of serious industrial fire risks in Brazil, prompting emergency responses and calls for improved safety protocols.

Entities

Itaquaquecetuba · São Paulo · Santa Cruz · National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority · Pavimetal

Timeline

  1. 8 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 7 sources
    Fornos de Algodres fire brought under control after reignitions

    Authorities in Portugal have brought a rural fire in Fornos de Algodres under control after multiple reignitions, while Santa Cruz has banned park stoves due to high wildfire risk.

  2. 23 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Perdigão, Brazil factory fire injures three workers

    An explosion triggered a fire that razed about 90% of the EVA Sete factory in Perdigão, Brazil, injuring three workers who were hospitalized with severe burns.

Sources

cmjornal.xl.pt · dnoticias.pt · gazeta24h.com · herold-verein.de · metropoles.com · sapo.pt · sportmediaset.com