Collapse of historical church’s ceiling sparks fear of new accidents in Brazil

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Collapse of historical church’s ceiling sparks fear of new accidents in Brazil

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Since the ceiling of a historical church in Salvador, Bahia state, fell and killed a tourist on Feb. 5, government agencies have already shut down 12 churches in the city under risk of collapsing. Definite solutions for the crisis of conservation of ancient churches in the city, however, are not visible yet. The incident at the Church of Saint Francis, a 17th-century church connected to a monastery which is known as the so-ca…