Employee is removed from building during fire in Porto Alegre A fire broke out in a building in the Historic Center of Porto Alegre on Thursday afternoon (9). According to the Fire Department, which responded to the incident until the last update of this report, two people were injured. They were safely removed. There is no information about their health status. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp According to firefighters, the fire started in the building's elevator engine room. The building that was hit by the fire is on Rua dos Andradas, one of the busiest in the city, and is neighboring the Santa Cruz Building, the tallest in Porto Alegre, which has 32 floors and is 107 meters high. Fire hits building in the Historic Center of Porto Alegre Ana Meise Souza/Personal archive VIDEOS: Everything about RS