{"id":45529,"date":"2026-04-09T07:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45529"},"modified":"2026-04-09T07:58:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:58:02","slug":"rio-de-janeiros-olympic-park-caught-on-fire-no-injuries-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45529","title":{"rendered":"Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s Olympic Park caught on fire, no injuries reported"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A fire broke out Wednesday morning at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/rio-de-janeiro\/\">Rio de Janeiro<\/a>\u2019s Olympic Park\u00a0velodrome, prompting a major emergency response involving about 80 firefighters and 20 vehicles, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Rio state military fire department said the blaze was under control and largely confined to the venue\u2019s fabric roof.<\/p>\n<p>There have been no reported injuries, and the interior of the building \u2014 including the Olympic Museum \u2014 remained untouched.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Flames and smoke rise from a fire at the Velodrome in the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 8, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A drone view shows the damage of the Velodrome after the fire, April 8, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rio mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/22\/celebrity-news\/rio-mayor-bans-chappell-roan-from-music-event-following-aggressive-incident-with-jude-laws-11-year-old-daughter\/\">Eduardo Cavaliere<\/a> told journalists that a small portion of the city\u2019s 1,000-item Olympic museum, which lies inside the velodrome, was affected but that it could be fixed with only minor repairs.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe structure of the velodrome itself is preserved and the track has not been hit at all,\u201d Cavaliere said.<\/p>\n<p>While the cause of this latest incident is currently under investigation, the facility has a history of roof fires.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Aerial view of the destroyed roof of the Velodrome at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Park. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two similar blazes occurred in 2017, both caused by falling\u00a0paper sky lanterns.<\/p>\n<p>Since hosting track cycling during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/rio-olympics-2016\/\">2016 Summer Games<\/a>, the\u00a0Velodrome\u00a0has served as a primary training base for Brazil\u2019s national cycling and weightlifting teams.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/09\/world-news\/rio-de-janeiros-olympic-park-caught-on-fire-no-injuries-reported\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fire broke out Wednesday morning at\u00a0Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Olympic Park\u00a0velodrome, prompting a major emergency response involving about 80 firefighters and 20 vehicles, authorities said. 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