ADSaturday marked one year since the fire killed 10 of Flamengo’s academy players, all between 14 and 16 years old. But while its 2019 success helped the club sign several million-dollar deals for players, it has reached compensation agreements with just four of the 10 victims’ families. Lawyers for the academy players’ families and fire experts have said that the polyurethane used in the construction of the temporary dorms could have fueled the fast-moving blaze. ADThe team’s windfall has, paradoxically, subjected victims’ families to accusations of opportunism. Flamengo’s president, Rodolfo Landim, says the club’s financial success and compensations for the victims’ families shouldn’t be conflated.

Source: Washington Post February 08, 2020 05:03 UTC