(2025)

A lottery shop caught fire inside Floripa Shopping, on SC-401, in the North of the Island, in Florianópolis , on the afternoon of this Thursday (24). According to the Fire Department (CBMSC), a man threw fuel on the premises and set it on fire. He was restrained by shopping mall firefighters, and the flames were brought under control.

As of the last update to this report, five people were injured and received assistance from four ambulances, three from SAMU (Mobile Emergency Care Service) and one from the Fire Department.

The man who threw the fuel suffered first and second-degree burns and is in serious condition. A security guard at the mall was also injured by the flames. The other three injured people inhaled smoke and were taken to the Emergency Care Unit (UPA), according to SAMU (the Brazilian emergency medical service). There is no information about their current health status.

Videos taken by witnesses show the moment the flames spread rapidly inside the lottery shop. Screams can be heard and people can be seen running to get out of the place. Shortly after, the images show the fire extinguished (watch above).

The fire started on the ground floor of the shopping mall, where the lottery shop is located. In a statement, the mall's management reported that it was a minor fire and that the area was partially evacuated for safety reasons.