At least 10 killed in hotel fire in southern Brazil
SAO PAULO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed and several others injured or missing after a fire broke out early Friday morning at a small hotel in southern Brazil, local authorities said.
The fire occurred at a hotel in Porto Alegre, the capital city of Rio Grande do Sul state, and seven people were rescued alive at the scene, most of whom had to be taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, the