A crane at a stadium in Sao Paulo due to host the opening ceremony of Brazil's World Cup in 2014 has collapsed hitting the roof and killing at least three people.
The head of the Fire Department, Mauro Lopes, has confirmed the casualties to local radio and said that the death toll might rise.
The 68,000-seat stadium, currently named the Arena Corinthians or Itaquerao, was due to be completed by the end of December to meet a FIFA set deadline.
Local television footage showed huge metal structures lying on top of the stadium, partly destroying the east side of the venue.
The venue was recently said to be 94 percent ready. Work on the Arena Corinthians began in May 2011 .
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