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Police said a security guard allegedly set fire to the building at the Innocent Children's People Municipal Education Centre in Janaúba, Brazil.

At least 15 other people have been injured in the fire, according to reports.

Video from outside the nursery shows parents in tears as emergency crews worked at the scene.

Pictures show huge crowds outside the school as parents arrive desperate for news on their children.

Police rescue helicopters are on the scene as they ferry people to hospital.

Some of the injured are understood to have life-threatening injuries.

Intial reports of six dead and 40 injured were rounded down by the police.

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The suspect reamins in a serious condition in hospital after the attack – his motive remains unclear.

Lieutenant Colonel John Aparecido Nascimento, commander of Military Police said: "The situation has caused a great deal of commotion in the city.

"We believe a security guard at the nursery set himself on fire and set fire to children in the kindergarten."