According to its website, the museum has thousands of items related to the history of Brazil and other ... more

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A huge fire engulfed Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, lighting up the night sky with towering flames as firefighters and museum workers raced to save historical relics from the blaze. According to its website, the museum has thousands of items related to the history of Brazil and other ... more

People watch as flames engulf the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. According to its website, the museum has thousands of items related to the history of ... more

Salvaged equipment lies on the ground as flames engulf the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. Moises Torres from the state's firefighting headquarters said there was no immediate information about injuries. According to the museum's website, it has thousands of items related to the history of Brazil and other countries, and is part of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. According to its website, the museum has thousands of items related to the history of Brazil and other ... more

Firefighters work to put out a fire at the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. “Our community is very mobilized, and very indignant,” said Roberto Leher, rector of the Rio de Janeiro federal university, which administers the museum.
A massive fire destroys most of the Paço de São Cristóvão, which houses the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. The museum holds important archaeοlogical and anthropological objects, including the remains of the Luzia Woman, Marajoara vases and Egyptian mummies.