Raging fire tears through prized Rio museum

A massive fire on Sunday ripped through Rio de Janeiro's National Museum, one of Brazil's oldest, in what the nation's president said was a "tragic" loss of knowledge and heritage. Television footage showed the majestic building engulfed in flames that firefighters had yet to bring under control, with plumes of smoke shooting into the night sky. "This is a tragic day for Brazil," President Michel Temer said in a statement.

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