Shelves collapse in Brazilian supermarket | VIdeo

Shocking moment towering shelves in Brazilian supermarket collapse on top of each other in domino effect crushing one worker to death and leaving eight others injured. This is the shocking moment towering shelves in a Brazilian supermarket collapse on top of each in a domino effect crushing one worker to death. Eight people including staff and customers were injured in the accident that happened late Friday night at the Mateus Atacarejo Mix Supermarket in São Luís, north Brazil. The dead victim was identified as 21-year-old Elane de Oliveira Rodrigues. She had been working at the supermarket for three months and was crushed under the falling products in the aisle where she had been stacking shelves. Six others who were in the same location were wounded and rescued by emergency services. They were transferred to hospital and have since been released. Two other victims, rescued by people at the scene, suffered abrasions and minor injuries and were allowed to go home. The retail store was at its busiest, packed with shoppers at the time the disaster struck around 8:15pm. CCTV captured the moment the metallic structures to the right of the screen started to fall causing a domino effect on other huge shelves in front, stacked high with goods. Shop attendants and customers at the checkouts stopped in their tracks as they heard a thunderous noise. Then everyone panicked and fled as they saw the shelves crashing down on top of each other. As people rushed back into the carnage to search for survivors, screams from the injured rang out and footage showed massive piles of food and commercial products mixed with metal shop equipment and rubble. A man was seen carrying a small child from the debris. And one woman cried with despair and disbelief as she filmed the horror scene. Eye witnesses formed chain gangs outside the store to help remove the piles of damaged stock. A video shows lines of people throwing the products from one to another in a bid to clear the area and locate survivors buried beneath.

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