((HT: Sky News))
The stadium scheduled to be the centerpiece of the Rio/Brazil World Cup has collapsed- causing significant damage, setback, and killing two... the numbers, initially called three fatalities...
The Itaquerao stadium was claimed to be "94 percent" completed before the accident.
Some local media said the accident occurred when a crane collapsed on top of a metal structure inside the stadium.
Here's the breaker...
"The safety of workers is the top priority for FIFA, the LOC, the federal government. We know the safety of all workers has always been paramount for all the construction companies contracted to build the 12 FIFA World Cup stadiums," FIFA said in a statement.
More when we know more...
Here's a longer breaker from Brazilian news with aerials...
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