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The Tom Jobim – Galeão International Airport, more commonly known as Galeão Airport, in Rio de Janeiro, was hit by a major fire in one of its sheds on Wednesday, January 18.
A large dense cloud of black smoke was spotted early this afternoon by those passing near the Rio de Janeiro Airport while several teams were preparing and fighting the fire trying to control the situation. There were no casualties and the cause of the fire was not reported.
According to g1, due to the size of the fire, the Fire Department station in Ilha do Governador was called at 1:46 PM, as well as the other stations in Grajau, São Cristóvão, Central, Iraja, Nova Iguaçu, Penha, Catete, and Tijuca. According to the Civil Defense Secretary, the effort involved over 150 men, in addition to a helicopter to visualize the fire from above.
The cargo terminal affected is located on the opposite side of the passenger terminal; however, the operator Riogaleão reported that some flights were delayed as a consequence of the incident. Runway 10/28 was the one being used at the time of the incident, therefore, the airport continued to operate normally. This also indicates that the assistance from external fire stations allowed Galeão teams to remain available for each airport operation. Had this not been the case, no aircraft would have been able to land or take off.
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Flammable Material
According to the State Secretary of Civil Defense (Sedec-RJ), Colonel Leandro Sampaio, the affected area was about 10,000 m² and was divided into four parts, with only one of them being empty. One of the divisions in this area contained a large quantity of hospital materials. Another affected area served as a warehouse for dental materials. The last space contained the aircraft that ended up being burned.
According to Colonel Leandro Sampaio, the shed was new and had just undergone renovation; however, this space stored a considerable amount of flammable material, such as paper, plastic, and wood. Furthermore, according to the State Secretary of Civil Defense, Leandro Sampaio, the Fire Department had not been notified by the airport’s firefighting team. Leandro confirmed that the Ilha do Governador battalion went on alert after being alerted by media coverage and immediately headed to the site.
“We were not alerted by the firefighting brigadiers of Rio Galeão. We became aware of the fire through journalists and our team voluntarily went to the Galeão International Airport.” The fire was reported to have been controlled by around 3:00 PM, according to the Fire Department of Rio de Janeiro. After that, in social media posts, the Rio Operations Center recommended caution to drivers passing through that area.
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