A COUPLE jumped to their deaths while clutching their baby in a desperate attempt to escape their burning flat.
The pair jumped from the seventh-floor apartment in Brazil with their two-month-old son in front of horrified onlookers.
Footage captured the raging fire at the apartment blockJam Press Vid
Firefighters desperately fight the blaze at a block of flats in BrazilJam Press Vid
Jam Press VidBlack smoke poured from the windows of the building as the fire raged[/caption]
Luiz Evaldo Lima, 28, and his partner Graciane Rosa de Oliveira, 35, pose togetherNewsflash
The couple pictured together before the fireNewsflash
Luiz Evaldo Lima, Graciane Rosa de Oliveira, and baby Léo Oliveira de Lima died on Tuesday.
Felipe Ferreira, who lives in the neighbouring building, said: “We saw a couple with a child at the seventh-floor window.
“We started shouting for them not to jump, but the flames quickly engulfed them.
“In the end, they jumped and died instantly.”
An investigation has been launched to find out what sparked the blaze at the block of flats in Valparaíso de Goiás.
Capt Fábio José Rodrigues from the Goiás Fire Department told local media: “They died out of desperation.”
A witness said the flames spread “very quickly and violently”.
Another fire brigade official, Maurício Correia, said: “It could have been something that exploded and affected the gas pipes.”
Graciane, 35, was an eyelash technician and Luiz, 28, was a waiter, as reported by NeedToKnow.
The couple first met in 2019 at the wholesaler where Luiz worked at the time.
Two other people were rescued from the couple’s flat on Tuesday morning including Graciane’s mother.
Graciane also had a seven-year-old daughter, who was at school when the fire ripped through the building.
She is now with her grandparents.
The fire brigade evacuated residents from the block and 15 people were taken to local hospitals with smoke inhalation symptoms.
Jam PressGraciane Rosa de Oliveira, 35[/caption]
Jam PressLuiz Evaldo Lima, 28[/caption]
Jam PressPictures from the scene showed the inside of the burnt out building[/caption]
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