Tuesday, December 27, 2005
BrasÃlia, Brazil – An building of the Social Security Ministry (INSS) in Brasilia was struck by fire Tuesday morning.
Firemen report that the blaze was started by an electrical short-circuit.
The INSS building was old and contained a large collection of state documents.
At the time of the fire, the building was unoccupied except for security personnel. No one was injured during the blaze.