SHOWS: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (FEBRUARY 8, 2019) (TV GLOBO - NO USE BRAZIL, CNN MUST COURTESY TV GLOBO) 1.

VARIOUS AERIALS OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AT THE FLAMENGO TRAINING CENTRE AFTER A FIRE KILLED 10 PEOPLE 2.

AERIAL OF FIRE ENGINES AND AMBULANCES PARKED OUTSIDE TRAINING CENTRE / FIRE FIGHTERS STANDING AROUND CHARRED ITEMS 3.

FIRE FIGHTERS STANDING AROUND CHARRED ITEMS 4.

VARIOUS AERIALS SHOWING DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FIRE 5.

AERIAL OF FLAMENGO'S NINHO DO URUBU TRAINING CENTRE STORY: A fire at the training centre of Rio de Janeiro soccer club Flamengo killed 10 people and injured at least three others on Friday, firefighters said.

The fire broke out at Ninho do Urubu, a state-of-the-art training centre that was expanded and opened only two months ago.

The facility has accommodation for teenage players.

Television channel Globo reported that youth players were among the dead, although it did not cite its sources.

Aerial footage showed corrugated iron roofs distorted by the fire and piles of charred items. Nearby trees were also scorched by the flames.

After years of financial difficulties, Flamengo last year spent 23 million reais ($6.2 million) to expand the Ninho do Urubu facilities.

In addition to accommodation for young players, the facilities include several pitches, an aquatic park, a gym, a medical centre and a mini stadium.

The Ninho do Urubu, or Vulture's Nest, is so called because the club's symbol is a vulture.

The fire follows days of heavy rains that hit the city and claimed at least six lives.

Flamengo, the alma mater of players such as Zico, Junior and Leonardo, is one of the best-supported clubs in Brazil and is famous around the world.

Known by fans as the red-and-black, they won the Copa Libertadores, South America's version of the Champions League, in 1981 and lifted the Intercontinental Cup a few months later.