9 firefighters killed in Brazil after cave collapses during training exercise

Nine firefighters died on Sunday in Brazil's Sao Paulo state after the roof of a cave in which they were training collapsed, authorities said.

Nine firefighters died on Sunday in Brazil's Sao Paulo state after the roof of a cave in which they were training collapsed, authorities said, raising the death toll from three.

"There were nine dead and one person rescued. No more victims at the site," the Sao Paulo fire department said on Twitter.