### [2012-02-25](/feed/2012/02/25/index.md)

##### Comandante Ferraz Brazilian Antarctic Base
# A fire forces the evacuation of the Comandante Ferraz Brazilian Antarctic Base with two people dying. 

An explosion caused by a fire at a Brazilian research station in the Antarctic leaves two soldiers dead and one injured, the Brazilian military says.


### Sources:

1. [AFP via Google](http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ha6Hj4lnlC5b-sCflHLUbtI4Xw0A?docId=CNG.51a0604c14c99fac8e9c9e3f88fdd292.511)
2. [BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17168526) [Image](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/media/images/58722000/jpg/_58722788_014088666-1.jpg)