A malfunction in the electrical system caused a short circuit in the press area. Construction of the field cost $ 240 million.
Last update: January 30, 2021, 4:03 pm
horror. Smoke and flames in the stadium (Photo: G1)
A fire destroyed some of the stadium’s radio booths Castelau Square, In the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, which was one of the headquarters of the company world Cup 2014 Which received, among other things, Brazil and Colombia where Neymar was injured.
// Rivaldo was surprised and said that Barcelona made a mistake about Lionel Messi: “They were going to sell him.”
The accident occurred on Saturday morning when Radio and TV technical staff began assembling their equipment To transfer the final of the fourth division (fourth division) of the Brazilian League between Florista and the Sao Paulo Mirasol club, which was scheduled to take place at 16.
The first partial report of the Fire Department of the state of Ceará, of which Fortaleza is the capital, indicated that six units of the company moved to control the flames, which increased in height and were seen from outside the stadium.
Witnesses indicated this The fire started with an explosion in the electrical system From a radio booth, the fire quickly spread in the area designated for the press.
The smoke, according to local media accounts from people inside the stadium, He came to the locker room There were boys practicing on Saturdays usually in these facilities.
A team of experts from the Fire Brigade and Health Services went to the scene to assess the condition of the stadium structure and the people who had inhaled smoke, although the first information indicated that everyone had left the scene and no one was injured.
Arena Castellau It is the headquarters of Fortaleza and Ceará Clubs, That the dispute in the first degree of Brazilian championship From football and this Saturday he will welcome Florista, the third team in the city that may fight for the Italian League title.
In the 2014 World Cup, they hosted several matches: Uruguay – Costa Rica (1-3), Brazil – Mexico (0-0), Germany – Ghana (2-2), Greece – Cote d’Ivoire (2-1), the Netherlands. – Mexico (2-1, round of 16) and Brazil – Colombia, 2-1, quarter-finals), where Colombian Juan Camilo Zuniga caused an injury to the lumbar spine that kept Neymar out of the World Cup.
very It hosted the Confederations Cup in 2013 Spain won the semi-finals against Italy on penalties – the reconfigured Fortaleza stadium hosted some international concerts like the United States. Beyonce And the British Paul McCartney s Elton John.
The stadium, which bears its name in honor of Placido Aderaldo Castillo, governor of Ceará between 1966 and 1971, was opened in 1973 and demolished in 2010. The redesign process lasted for just over two years.
Once built, the stadium received LEED certification, which is a sustainable building certification system developed by the United States Green Building Council. It consists of a set of rules for the use of strategies aimed at sustainability in buildings of all kinds
Rivaldo was surprised and said that Barcelona made a mistake about Lionel Messi: “They were going to sell him.”
Rivaldo, a fan of Brazilian football and spending quality time in Barcelona, confirmed that the Catalan club “made a mistake” by not selling Lionel Messi, considering that this could have helped clean up bank accounts and gave an example when Real Madrid got rid of Cristiano Ronaldo.
“The previous council made a mistake in not selling Messi when he still had a contract. They managed to do something similar to what Real Madrid did with Cristiano Ronaldo when they sold him and made about 100 million euros.”
In this sense, he added, “Now the departure of Messi seems inevitable. It is very painful to see how a talented player will leave Barcelona for free when the club is going through so many financial problems.”
In a note published in the Spanish newspaper “International Sports”, the former Brazilian player said of his compatriot Coutinho: “He has a good poster in England and in Spain things have not gone well, so he could be a good sale, despite not raising what Barcelona spent in That time pays Liverpool ”.
