RIO DE JANEIRO, 7 Feb. (Reuters) - A large fire destroyed part of the center in preparation for the carnival in Rio de Janeiro, destroying hundreds of costumes and floats less than a month after the beginning of this festival. Television footage showed thick columns of smoke rising over downtown Rio from a large section of the Samba City complex, where the main carnival groups spend months preparing for the annual parades.
"It is an unimaginable loss," admitted Jorge Castanheira, president of the organizers of the carnival, Liesa, told Globo. Some workers entered the compound to try to save some of the elaborate floats as firefighters tried to extinguish the flames that seemed out of control. According to press reports, four samba schools have been severely affected by the fire, which casts doubt that they can conduct their parades planned in the samba in Rio during Carnival, which begins March 4. 
"It is an unimaginable loss," admitted Jorge Castanheira, president of the organizers of the carnival, Liesa, told Globo. Some workers entered the compound to try to save some of the elaborate floats as firefighters tried to extinguish the flames that seemed out of control. According to press reports, four samba schools have been severely affected by the fire, which casts doubt that they can conduct their parades planned in the samba in Rio during Carnival, which begins March 4.
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