Transcript for Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum engulfed in flames

And we're back with the new video as a massive fire ripped through the national museum of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro. The museum recently celebrated its 200 anniversaried had 28 million historical artifacts in its collection. Including a collection from ancient Egypt and there's word now that most of the items have been destroyed Brazil's president calls it the tragedy. The fire broke out after the museum closed for the day the two fire hydrants closest museum work working. Cause backfires on known.

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