Campinas Apartment Fire Forces Evacuation, Smoke Affects Neighbor

A fire broke out in an apartment in the Parque Itália neighborhood of Campinas, São Paulo, on Saturday evening, prompting the evacuation of residents from a condominium building. The blaze reportedly started from a printer within one of the units and is suspected by the Fire Department to have been caused by an electrical fault. The street where the incident occurred was temporarily closed to facilitate the emergency response and evacuation. Fortunately, no injuries were reported among the residents. Firefighters arrived at the scene on Rua Francisco Bueno Lacerda within approximately three minutes of being alerted and quickly brought the flames under control. The fire was fully contained by around 8:30 PM. Although the fire was confined to a single apartment on the top floor, dense smoke filled the building, necessitating the evacuation of all residents. Two dogs were safely removed from the affected apartment without harm. A neighboring elderly resident required oxygen therapy due to smoke inhalation but is reported to be in stable condition. The fire damaged a single piece of furniture, but the toxic nature of the smoke caused significant concern and led to the building-wide evacuation. In a separate incident on the same Saturday, a fire occurred in a vacant lot next to a company in Valinhos, São Paulo, affecting a small storage shed and burning some tires, with no reported injuries.