No Smoke Alarms in Olympic Village; Fire Forces Aussies Out

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Photo Courtesy: Australian Olympic Team (Twitter)

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Friday afternoon a fire broke out in the Australian building of the Olympic Village in Rio.

According to an official statement from the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), “At 4.40pm a small fire broke out in rubbish in the underground car park of Building 23 in the Olympic Village causing smoke to rise through the building.”

About 100 people were safely evacuated from the building as smoke filled the stairwells. Despite this, no fire alarm sounded. A response was only initiated by those who smelled and saw the smoke.

The AOC noted, “The fire was extinguished by the Fire Brigade and team members were allowed back into the building after about 30 minutes. An investigation is underway involving Rio 2016 and the AOC.”

Earlier this week, the Australian delegation refused to move into their Olympic housing because of safety concerns.

The Australian Olympic Team provided updates on the situation on Twitter.

Read more from Inside the Games here.

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Thomas A. Small
7 years ago

That’s not good

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