A tailings dam at a Brazilian iron ore operation owned by local mining giant Vale (NYSE:VALER) burst Friday, releasing a river of sludge that covered nearby buildings and forced the evacuation of hundreds of locals.
The Rio de Janeiro-based company said the accident occurred Friday afternoon, adding the leaked tailings from the Feijão mine had spread into the mine's administrative area and to parts of the local community Vila Forteco, near the town of Brumadinho.
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While there were no reports of fatalities or injuries in the area, the accident brought panic and disappointment to locals who still have vivid memories of the deadly dam failure at Samarco, BHP and Vale’s joint venture, which killed 19 people in 2015 and became the country’s worst ever environmental disaster.
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Record TV Minas caught the moment a victim, who would have fractured his leg, was rescued by the fire corps helicopter:
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