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Fire ravages 200 year old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro
10:31 September 03, 2018 Reuters
A massive fire raced through Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, probably destroying its collection of more than 20 million items, ranging from archeological finds to historical memorabilia. The destruction of the building, once a palace for emperors that had fallen into disrepair, was an 'incalculable loss for Brazil,' President Michel Temer said in a statement. There was no word of the possible cause late on Sunday, nor if there were casualties or the exact extent of damage.