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Gas leak sparks fire at TSE chief Nunes Marques’ home in Brasília; no one hurt
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Gas leak sparks fire at TSE chief Nunes Marques’ home in Brasília; no one hurt

From Estadão · () Portuguese

Translated from Portuguese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A gas leak caused a fire at the Brasília home of Kassio Nunes Marques, president of Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court, on Sunday night.
  • Firefighters controlled the blaze after about 40 minutes, and no injuries were reported.
  • The court’s press office said the leak came from a gas cylinder connected to an outdoor oven, while an acrylic roof intensified the fire.

A gas leak caused a fire at the Brasília home of Kassio Nunes Marques, president of Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court, on Sunday night. No one was injured.

The Federal District Fire Department received the call at 6:54 p.m. and took about 40 minutes to control the flames.

According to the TSE press office, the leak came from a gas cylinder connected to an oven in an outdoor area of the house. An acrylic roof there worsened the fire.

Nunes Marques’ home is in Lago Sul, a Brasília neighborhood known for housing public officials and major law offices.

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Originally published by Estadão in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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