I-Edifício Praça da Bandeira, eyaziwa kangcono ngegama layo langaphambili, iJoelma Building, ingesinye sezakhiwo ezinhle kakhulu eSao Paulo, eBrazil, esishe sangaphezulu kwamahora amane ngoFebhuwari 1 ka-1974. Umphumela wale nhlekelele walimala abangu-345 kwathi kwabulawa abangu-189. Ngisho nanamuhla ochwepheshe baqinisekisa ukuthi indawo izungezwe amandla angajwayelekile angokomoya. Ofakazi bathi isakhiwo iJoelma sithwala isiqalekiso.
Ngo-1948, kwakukhona indlu manje eseyiJoelma Building. Kwakukhona uprofesa we-chemistry oneminyaka engu-26, ogama lakhe linguPaul Campbell, kanye nonina nodadewabo ababili. UPaul wadubula wabulala unina nodadewabo futhi wangcwaba izidumbu emgodini owawakhiwe ngemuva kwendlu yabo. Ngemuva kokuzibulala kukaPaul, amaphoyisa ahamba nemibono emibili ngaleli cala. Okokuqala bekungukuthi umndeni ubuzokwala intombi kaPaul. Okwesibili ukuthi uPaul wayezobulala unina nodadewabo ngoba babenezinkinga ezinkulu zempilo futhi wayengafuni ukubanakekela.
Imfihlakalo yokufa komndeni wonke ayikaze ixazululwe. Ngemuva kokutholwa kwemizimba, isicishamlilo naso saba yisisulu sesiqalekiso futhi sabulawa ukutheleleka kwesidumbu. Ukuzibulala okuphindwe kathathu kwabethusa abantu baseSao Paulo futhi kwaziwa ngokuthi "Ubugebengu Bomgodi". Indawo yaduma ngokutholwa.
Ngo-1972, indlu yathathelwa indawo yisakhiwo sesimanje esasinezitezi ezingama-25, kwakuyiJoelma Building. Ngenxa yobugebengu, inani lomgwaqo lashintshwa, kepha isiqalekiso asikhohlwanga.
NgoFebhuwari 1 ka-1974, ngezithuba zawo-8: 45 ekuseni, isekhethi elifushane ku-air conditioner yalesi sakhiwo laqala umlilo omncane, futhi kungekudala lagubuzela sonke isakhiwo. Njengoba bengenandawo yokubalekela, abantu batatazela. Ukushisa sekuvele kufinyelele ku-700 ° C futhi abaningi bagxuma ukusuka phezulu kwesakhiwo. Umlilo ucishe wacekela phansi isakhiwo iJoelma. Awekho amanzi anele ezimotweni zesitebhisi soMnyango Wezomlilo (iMagirus) futhi bakwazile ukufinyelela ingxenye yesakhiwo kuphela.
Abantu abayishumi nantathu bakwazile ukubaleka ngekheshi, kepha abakwazanga ukuzisindisa. Izidumbu azizange zikhonjwe futhi zagcina zingcwatshwe ngokubambisana emathuneni aseSt. Peter enhlokodolobha. Izidumbu eziyishumi nantathu zaveza imfihlakalo 'Yemiphefumulo Engu-13' futhi kuthiwa yizimangaliso.
Ngemuva komlilo, ibhilidi lavalwa iminyaka emine ngomsebenzi wokwakha kabusha. Lapho ivulwa kabusha, yaqanjwa kabusha ngokuthi iPlaza yeFulegi. Ofakazi bathi imimoya yabafileyo isazulazula kuleli bhilidi nanamuhla. Bathi babhekane nezinto eziningi ezingajwayelekile nezehlakalo ezingezona ezemvelo ngaphakathi kwamahholo nokwakhiwa kwamakamelo.
Le micimbi ehlasimulisa umzimba iholele ekutheni inqwaba yamagumbi eJoelma Building ihlale ingenamuntu, kanti nemizamo yokususa indawo yemimoya iyaqhubeka kuze kube namuhla. Izindaba eziphathelene noJoelma wakudala ziseyindida enkulu. Abanye bakholelwa ngokukhohlisa, abanye bayangabaza kanti abanye banesiqiniseko sokuthi konke kuyiqiniso.
