Apartment catches fire in Porto Alegre An apartment on the corner of Avenida Independência and Rua Santo Antônio, in the Independência neighborhood, in Porto Alegre, caught fire this Saturday morning (13). At 7:30 am, the Fire Department continued to fight the flames, which were already under control. According to preliminary information, no one was injured. The resident is an elderly woman, who was safely removed from the building. 📲 Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp The affected apartment is on the penultimate floor of the residence. As of 7:30 am, there was no information about the extent of the damage and whether the flames reached other apartments. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Apartment catches fire in Porto Alegre Jordão Gheller Jr/Personal archive VIDEOS: Everything about RS